All workers handling food will now have to wear face masks.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Other workers, such as food delivery riders, may also be required to wear face masks during work, Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong said during a virtual press conference yesterday.
"We will want to make it mandatory in certain circumstances. And so we are already requiring food handlers to wear a mask," he said. Mr Wong did not commit to a widespread requirement that everybody be required to do so, but said that the task force is looking at other circumstances and instances in which wearing of masks could be made mandatory.Mr Wong also reiterated that people who are heading out for essential activities should wear a mask if they cannot avoid close contact with others.
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