On first day of relaxed rules, most Singaporeans still prefer to stay masked outdoors but have larger gatherings planned
SINGAPORE — Even though mask-wearing has now become optional outdoors, Mrs Khulood Ahmad, 36, was still wearing hers when TODAY spoke to her at Tampines Interchange on Tuesday (March 29).
- Covid-19 rules were relaxed to increase the cap on social gatherings from five people to 10, and to make mask-wearing optional outdoors
- TODAY visited Ang Mo Kio, Pasir Ris, Tampines and Chinatown on March 29 morning and found that a majority of people still wore their masks
- Most were being extra cautious so as not to contract Covid-19 or said it was a hassle to remove the mask and put it back on again when indoors
- Many people also said that they were planning larger gatherings with loved ones
29 Mar 2022 01:51PM
(Updated: 30 Mar 2022 05:19PM)
Source: TODAY
