Is the mask still required for Covid-19? Zahid informs Khairy that they are no longer worn in other countries.
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the head of Umno, has mocked Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin for announcing that wearing facial masks is still required as the country prepares to shift to Covid-19 endemicity.
Instead, in a political speech at the Larkin Perdana apartments, Ahmad Zahid advised fellow party member Khairy to look at how other nations are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis and proposed that Malaysia should abandon the mask mandate.
It was the opposite, according to Ahmad Zahid, when he travelled to Germany. Outside, they are not required to wear their masks.
Despite Ahmad Zahid’s claims, masks are still required in Germany and will continue to be one of the “fundamental measures” that will remain in place even after the majority of restrictions are withdrawn on March 20.
According to a nationwide poll conducted by the German news outlet The Local, 52% of German respondents stated they will continue to wear masks even if the law is withdrawn, with 79 percent indicating they will do so on public transportation and 76% in stores.
Why are we still required to wear our masks outside after the movement control order has been completed? Why do we have to inhale our own breath once we’re outside? He recommends that Khairy travel to other countries to observe how they handle the situation.
After Ahmad Zahid inquired if they wanted to maintain wearing masks, the throng of roughly 100 Barisan Nasional supporters jeered.
The United States, Iceland, Italy, and South Korea are among the countries that have abolished mask mandates. Masks are still required in busy places or inside in most countries where the law has been reduced, or for people who are unvaccinated.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob declared yesterday that face masks will continue to be required in public places during the transition to endemicity.
Speakers campaigning in the Johor election were allowed to remove their facemasks for their political remarks on Monday, according to the Election Commission.
Speakers must put their face masks back on after making their addresses, according to the National Security Council’s current SOP.
Additionally, all attendees of ceramahs, presentations, or campaigns must wear face masks at all times and keep a physical distance of at least one metre between them.
