While the information that’s disseminated regarding hand-washing, sanitising and social distancing addresses the general populace, there are groups of people for which all these are near impossible. Ask parents and caregivers of children and adults with mental and physical disabilities as well as people with disabilities.

Visually impaired people in Hong Kong are struggling to get hold of crucial information about the coronavirus because half of the city’s major Chinese-language news organisations do not have accessible smartphone apps, a local disability group has said.

The Iban war cry of Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban – fight to the last breath – has been national para archer Wiro Julin’s personal motto.

Parents of autistic children at the Kuantan branch of National Autism Society of Malaysia’s (Nasom) have now taken up responsibilities as “teachers”. Parents not only teach their children at home based on the online lesson plans prepared by the centre’s coordinator and occupational therapists but also try to be creative during the sessions.

The Socso Tun Razak Rehabilitation Centre (TRRC) here recently donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) made by its own staff to frontliners battling Covid-19 at the Melaka Hospital. A total of 220 sets of isolation gowns, 230 head covers and 60 pairs of boot covers were handed over by the centre’s project team to representatives from the Melaka Hospital.

Ever since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was enforced on March 18, Andy Ong and his team have been providing daily lunches for the underprivileged community in Penang.

Sabah will see Likas Sports Complex here turned a makeshift healthcare facility to treat Covid-19 patients. State Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said an allocation of RM2 million had been set aside for the medical facility from a RM200 million fund allocated for infrastructure development.

For Susana Cristo and other parents of autistic children, Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown is proving especially harrowing and has led to insults, harassment and even fines.