A Malaysian "sugarbaby" has reportedly donated her entire monthly allowance to a hospital in the country's west coast state of Selangor to help it in its efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The former air stewardess, identified only as 'Natalie', made the donation of 8,000 ringgit ($1,841) in person at the Sungai Buloh Hospital, The Malay Mail reported earlier this week.
The 28-year-old woman said she made the donation after worrying about frontliners who were dealing with the heath crisis.
"Having been through many of life's challenging circumstances, I for one know what it is like going through hardships, although I cannot quite imagine the levels of turmoil these medical frontliners are enduring with barely much time to take care of themselves or even enjoy a simple meal to begin with," she was quoted as saying.
Supplies and equipment bought with donated funds were received by the hospital's corporate social responsibility representative, Dr Ainul Husna, who was also pictured with Natalie.
Natalie reportedly met her 38-year-old "sugar daddy" via an online app in 2017.
In making the donation, she also urged her fellow Malaysians to obey government orders and to do their part by staying at home.
News of the donation caused a stir online, with some questioning whether the story was in fact an advertising ruse by the sugar dating app.
"Is this an advert for Sugarbook?" wrote one Twitter user, referring to the app that Natalie had reportedly used to meet her entrepeneur sugar daddy.
"Is @malaymail promoting the apps or the news? Is this a paid advertisement or Malaysia new normal?" wrote another.
Malaysia confirmed its first novel coronavirus case in January and has since recorded a total of 4,683 infections.
The Southeast Asian country has reported a total of 76 deaths resulting from Covid-19, based on the latest figures released by the WHO.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
