Adapting to the new norm


All set for Hari Raya: Khaliliah placing some of the Raya cookies she bought online into containers as her daughter Auni Zara, eight, helps her while her son Ahmad Zakwan, 11, prepares to put up the decorations at their home in Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With no sign of Covid-19 cases going down and sensing another round of movement control order likely to be enforced, Khaliliah Abdul Halim adjusted her Hari Raya Aidilfitri preparations accordingly since two months ago.

“I already expected that we would not be allowed to balik kampung, so I did what I could for my children to make them happy and celebrate the festival at home, ” she said.

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