The Facebook page shares the experiences of Covid-19 patients who have recovered and are back in society, but whose presence are not welcome.
Hartini said she set up the Facebook page last month after having experienced the situation herself.
“I felt the need to make the public aware that former Covid-19 patients are not a threat to society, hence, they should not be feared or avoided.”
The woman who hails from Kampung Maasak, Keningau, spoke of one experience at a hair salon, where she had to wait for a long time to be attended to because the hairdressers were afraid to do her hair for fear of getting the Covid-19 virus from her.
“I waited for so long for my hair to be washed, but no one came. It turned out that they were scared that I might (still) be carrying the virus,” she told Bernama.
Since the page was created, many Covid-19 patients, including those who have recovered, shared their stories and experiences, and many of the netizens empathised with them and their families.
Hartini also initiated a Whatsapp group to motivate patients, as well as shared safety tips on her days in quarantine, with them.
Meanwhile, Ella Hipin, 36, from Kampung Bariawa Ulu, Keningau, who also tested positive for Covid-19, aside from a few other members of her family, said they were looked upon like “angels of death”.
“The pressure from society is more distressful than knowing that I was infected with the Covid-19 virus,” she added.
She said the most painful incident was when she ordered groceries that was advertised by one of her friends on a Whatsapp group.
“When the person knew the order was from us, we were told that there were no more of the items we wanted,” she said, adding that a similar situation was faced by other family members who were only persons under investigation (PUI) for Covid-19.
Flavia Pius, 38, from Tambunan, said she was emotionally affected when an image of her in an ambulance, after she tested positive for Covid-19, became viral.
“I was really depressed, and it made me feel worse when I got to know that even the delivery persons were scared to go near my car.
“However, the situation has changed now, probably due to better public awareness on Covid-19,” she said.
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