United and soldiering on at the front line

Chiong (left) and her colleagues holding the Jalur Gemilang as their way of celebrating Malaysia Day at a private hospital in Penang. — Photo: LIM BENG TATT/ The Star

IT will be the second time that frontliners from Sabah and Sarawak working in Georgetown, Penang, will celebrate Malaysia Day far away from their hometowns as their priority is in shouldering their responsibilities in battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nurse Fathin Athirah Ladi, 27, from Tamparuli, Sabah, said she would be celebrating Malaysia Day with her husband’s family and her colleagues at the hospital where she worked.