While health workers across the country are making their own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) just to cope with the shortage of medical supplies and the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, some people decided to be selfish and to only think about themselves.
In a tweet that has since been deleted, a Twitter user was seen posting a huge bottle of hand sanitizer that she had gotten for “free” from the hospital.
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Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident, as there are others who were also proudly sharing their stolen hand sanitizers on social media without thinking twice about the impact it had on everyone else.
Jenis macam ni pun kita kena basmi. #PencuriSanitizer pic.twitter.com/DOVgb5IpbO
— FM (@fitrimokh) March 22, 2020
At a time where facemasks and hand sanitizers are hard to find in the market not only for normal citizens, but for doctors and nurses who badly need them, as they are exposed to the virus on a daily basis, these irresponsible actions sparked obvious outrage.
Tak paham lah jenis yang dah buat perangai tak elok pastu post kat soc med contohnya yang curi hand sanitizer dari hospital, pastu post kat ig story and PROUD OF IT.
— Saidatul Akma (@akmaabubakar) March 22, 2020
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My sis work in a bank maybe i can curi duit also https://t.co/5szZJStogg
— gigit dia stephen (@basicfeeza) March 22, 2020
Gunalah sanitizer tu cuci perangaimu yg buruk itu.
— Koma (@syafikoma) March 19, 2020
Many healthcare workers including Malaysia’s favourite doctor, Dr. Amalina Bakri, also reprimanded those who are being selfish and irresponsible.
Saya tak ada pun bawa balik mask dan hand sanitiser untuk diri saya sendiri dan family saya walaupun di tempat tinggal saya ada shortage. Hospital lagilah ada shortage. Just because someone else do it, it doesn’t mean that you can do it. TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT. https://t.co/5ej8rsdKV1
— Dr. Amalina (@DrAmalinaBakri) March 19, 2020
What the hell?? Serius la.. Time macam ni la visitors ambil kesempatan. Fcking selfish people pic.twitter.com/NpgkLqdJy5
— NMAH (@nmahakimi) March 18, 2020
https://t.co/ebdgzWdNOt pic.twitter.com/qAToWTeBiw
— Iffah Saffura (@iffahsaffura) March 18, 2020
Anda tau, banyak sanitiser kami di hospital dicuri pesakit & pelawat. Harta rakyat & kerajaan. Bukan milik peribadi anda!
— Dr. Mahyuddin (@DrMahyuddin) March 19, 2020
Adakah anda fikir sanitiser yang bukan hak anda akan melindungi anda drpd COVID19? https://t.co/jVROkqIrsx
Many healthcare workers have publicly shared their dire conditions in working to fight against the deadly virus. On top of working non-stop and having to distance themselves from their loved ones at the risk of getting them infected, many have reported that their hospitals are running out of PPE and other medical supplies, to the point that they have to resort to making them on their own.
While awaiting fresh supply of PPE to arrive , government healthcare workers at a Kelantan hospital are improvising , turning garbage bags into protective suits 🙏 there’s a will there a way pic.twitter.com/hLUad0mhR8
— Melissa Goh (@MelGohCNA) March 22, 2020
Sedihnye nengok. Dahlah letih nk tgk patient. Kena buat PPE sendiri. Harap kerajaan @KKMPutrajaya ada bncg dgn pekilang baju hujan. Mrk dh ada moulding utk baju plastik. Mngkn modify skit je. Mrk blh buat byk2 cepat. pic.twitter.com/uGyJo5v3ht
— Ir Abdul Aziz Omar (@ir_aziz) March 22, 2020
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health (MOH) shares its available capacity across 26 hospitals in Malaysia. MOH would need a further 500 ventilators and 2 million face masks in order to effectively cope with the rapid incline of COVID-19 cases.
Ini merupakan kapasiti @KKMPutrajaya setakat ini.
— 🇲🇾Astro AWANI🇲🇾 (@501Awani) March 22, 2020
Bagi menampung peningkatan jangkitan #COVID19 , KKM perlukan sekurang-kurangnya 500 unit ventilator di 26 hospital serta 2 juta topeng muka.#DudukRumah dan kita akan putuskan rantaian wabak untuk #HapusCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/SeqTt4BqLR
It is a difficult time for all but do remember to be mindful of others who are more vulnerable and at risk of getting infected. Let’s fight this together!
By: Siti Farhana Sheikh Yahya
