As her source of income dried up, a friend urged her to apply to become a swabber in the healthcare industry after seeing a job advertisement online.
With the easing of Covid-19 measures, Ms Harriman has gone back to dancing professionally, though she still regularly does swabbing duties at clinics.Actress Julie Wee and dancer and choreographer Francesca Harriman, who worked as a swabber during the pandemic. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Noting that Mr Kwek wanted a deaf person to play the deaf character, Mr Ammar said:"He said it was important for me to portray the challenges someone in the deaf community may face."
She said:"We hope to tell everyone that we can live our lives independently. We are just like everyone else and we believe our segment in the film will portray that."