SINGAPORE — On Monday (Feb 13), the first day that commuters were not required to wear masks on public transport, many people still opted to keep their masks on. During the morning rush hour at Jurong East, Toa Payoh and Bishan MRT stations and Bangkit LRT station, more than two thirds of the commuters, including schoolchildren and the elderly, had...
On Feb 10, the multi-ministry taskforce tackling the Covid-19 outbreak announced the lifting of the mask mandate on public transport.SINGAPORE — On Monday , the first day that commuters were not required to wear masks on public transport, many people still opted to keep their masks on.
This came as Singapore moves to live with Covid-19 as an endemic disease, lowering the Disease Outbreak Response System Condition level from yellow to green. Sun Ah Moy, 75, who was hospitalised for 10 days after contracting Covid-19 in 2021, said on Monday that she opted to still wear a mask so that she can avoid the painful experience.
"Anything can happen and I just want to be protected and safe. Even in the office, I remove my mask only when I'm eating, or sometimes when the mask is uncomfortable, but most times I have it on," he said.Tee Liwei, 35, an administrative assistant at a tyre company who was at Jurong East MRT station, said she had forgotten that people were allowed to use public transport without a mask, but added that she would still keep hers on as it has become a habit.
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