The # responsMALAYSIA initiative was launched by the Malaysian Red Crescent Society amidst the 2020 coronavirus pandemic .
Various Malaysian states have launched their own stimulus packages and announced immediate financial aid in the form of rental waivers and deferment of student loan repayments to help their citizens to cope throughout the virus outbreak with the federal government of Malaysia also announced it will disburse a total of RM130 million equally among Malaysia 's 13 states to help small traders , the infected victims and front-line staff including those in the healthcare sector .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Malaysia