Residents in low-cost flats take it upon themselves to combat virus

Keeping Covid-19 at bay: Sanitisation work is regularly carried out by the residents of PPR Seri Semarak in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Communities in low-cost housing complexes housing tens of thousands of people in the capital city are taking measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 among residents.

Resident committees of three major low-cost flats, with more than 20,000 residents from the B40 group, realised they too have to be proactive as the pandemic takes its toll on the frontliners.