A week ago, Zeeneeshri Ramdass decided to make sandwiches and hand them out, for free, to people she knew who had been rendered jobless because of the pandemic.
For the 37-year-old mother of three, this was personal. Both her parents have been asked by their employers to take unpaid leave indefinitely because their companies are not doing well. Her husband Kugantharan Vasanthakumar, who teaches music from their home is Kuala Lumpur, has also seen his income affected by the pandemic as lessons have been temporarily suspended. Many of her friends were also without income because their companies were not performing.