Trishaw rider Mohd Shah Abdullah, 36, has been at his workshop at Jalan Plaza Mahkota in Malacca as early as 8am, to complete modification on trishaws requested by his fellow riders.

Just like the rest of us, Mohd Shah has no idea when the movement control order will be lifted after being re-implemented on Jan 13, but the father of four knows that he must continue to earn an income despite the government’s directives to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Undoubtedly, the tourism sector will take a long time to recover but for Mohd Shah, who has four children, aged four to 22, life must go on by doing...