Uyaina’s video on pandemic draws mixed reaction

Public message: A screencap from Uyaina’s video about SOP compliance.

Compiled by XIAO TONG, CHOW HOW BAN and R. ARAVINTHAN

ACTRESS and TV host Uyaina Arshad has received mixed reaction over a video on Instagram highlighting her concerns about the current movement control order, reported Harian Metro.

Besides criticising politicians and celebrities, Uyaina, whose full name is Saidatul Naseha Uyaina Arshad, questioned whether Malaysians were really following the standard operating procedure.

“Indeed, this group (politicians and celebrities) invited controversy but what about the other Malaysians?

“If yes, why is there a traffic jam on the East Coast Expressway after Hari Raya Aidilfitri? It can’t be all politicians and celebrities, ” she said in the video.

While most of the netizens showed their support for the video, some criticised her. The video has since racked up 1.6 million views and received more than 120,000 likes.

The Wanita Hari Ini host said she hoped that all would stop the blame game for the surge in Covid-19 cases and urged them to work together to strictly adhere to the SOP.

“What is scary is not just the death toll but those who are recovering from Covid-19 and have to live with the complications, ” she said.

> The Malay daily also highlighted university student Wan Abdul Hakim in Puncak Alam, Selangor, who took to social media to raise public awareness on the skin disease vitiligo.

Wan Abdul Hakim, 22, shared about the experience of having to live with the disease, which gave him discoloured patches on his face and behind his ears.

“At first, I found a small white patch on my chin and I left it alone because I thought it was a tinea (skin infection from fungi).

“However, over time, the patches spread to my eyebrows and left cheek and did not disappear even after using the treatment cream for tinea, ” said the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) student.

When he was diagnosed by a dermatologist, Wan Abdul said he was upset to find that it was hard to cure the illness and stopped taking his medication.

“But eventually, I was able to accept this situation with the support of my family and friends, ” he said.

Wan Abdul said that it took him some time to appear confident in public, adding that he used to apply foundation to cover up the patches.

“However, I’ve been using less foundation since last year as I need to wear a mask when I go out, ” he said.

Although some people would stare at him, Wan Abdul is determined not to be depressed by it.

“I’m more positive and consider myself unique, ” he said, adding that he was inspired by the famous model Winnie Harlow, who also suffers from vitiligo.

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.