Fairuz’s conversion – from full-back to virus fighter

Don’t miss a spot: Fairuz disinfecting the toilet of a house in Alor Setar.

PETALING JAYA: Fairuz Rahman has not touched a rugby ball for more than a month but he had hardly missed it. Fairuz has never been busier. The 35-year-old national rugby player is also one of the frontline heroes helping to combat the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

Fairuz is a health assistant officer with the Health Ministry in Alor Setar and is now going around the city sanitising premises.