Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced that from next Monday, the wearing of face masks will only be mandatory in public transport and health facilities.
Wong said – according to Singapore’s Channel News Asia Radio, on Wednesday, that wearing face masks is necessary in public transport and health facilities because these are areas where basic services are carried out in closed and crowded places, and frequented by people who are more susceptible to infection, and that wearing masks The face will not be mandatory in airports or public transport facilities as long as they are well ventilated.
In turn, the Ministry of Health explained – in a statement today – that face masks will be optional in private transportation such as taxis, school buses and private bus services.
The ministry pointed out that the number of new infections with the Corona virus in Singapore has decreased significantly since late July, and a decrease in the number of people hospitalized in hospitals has been recorded by half.
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