The Health Ministry is giving priority to East Malaysia in its distribution of the South Korean-made antigen rapid-test kits (RTKs) which are expected to arrive in several batches starting this Friday as part of the Health Ministry's Covid-19 battle.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said they are focusing on the use of the RTKs in Sabah and Sarawak to overcome logistical issues in testing Covid-19 samples from the two states.