Speedhome today offered a month’s rent-free stay at rental properties near 11 hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Selangor for Covid-19 frontliners.

Speedhome, which is a platform connecting landlords to tenants, said this rent-free accommodation for the medical staff of the 11 hospitals was being offered in hopes that they would have to travel shorter distances and be able to rest more.

Speedhome CEO Wong Whei Meng said that there has been an uptick in demand from medical personnel for short stays in rental properties in the Klang Valley.

“We have seen a surge in requests from medical officers for short-term rental, I believe this is because they were transferred from other states or are simply looking to reduce traveling time in order to maximise their recharging time.”