I took my kids to the open space lobby for the first time since the movement control order (MCO), as we dipped our toes into a Covid-19 new normal.
It was early, only cleaners were around, and the breeze carried a tinge of disinfectant, irritating the eyes. An air of restraint lingered from weeks of strict MCO. At first they were hesitant.
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Dr Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah
Dr Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah is an honorary fellow at Macfarlane Burnet Institute (Melbourne, Australia) and an alum of the Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia. She is active in science communication and infectious disease biomedical research. She was the first female Asian champion of FameLab, the world’s longest running science communication competition, in 2018. The writer’s views are her own.
