Covid-19 etiquette: Dos and don'ts to follow during the coronavirus pandemic


From the ridiculously funny to highly risky, the past few weeks have been a lesson in how not to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

We have all seen the photos: huge crowds with overladen shopping carts (how much toilet paper or canned beans does a person need?), and rows of empty shelves. Panic buying has become a phenomena not just in Malaysia but around the world as people try and cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

While toilet paper hoarding is one of the strange responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are other less than funny behaviours that are even dangerous to one's well-being as well as the well-being of one's loved ones.

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