See-through solution: Deaf Indonesians turn to clear virus masks eNCA
Indonesians Dwi Rahayu and her husband Elfiandi -- who are deaf and mute -- display their face masks with a transparent cover.during the coronavirus pandemic, but Indonesian tailors have hit upon the perfect solution -- see-through masks.
One husband and wife duo in Makassar on Sulawesi island started producing cloth masks with transparent plastic in the middle to help fellow deaf people."Since the pandemic started, everyone is wearing facemasks. For deaf people, we can't understand what others are saying because we can't read their lips," said 52-year-old Faizah Badaruddin.Badaruddin and her husband used to sew cushions, bedsheets and curtains for customers.
Since early April, the little business has been producing as many as two dozen transparent masks a day in small, medium and large sizes.
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