Thursday, 06 Aug 2020 12:55 PM MYTDr Lee said the government decision to leave the enforcement of the law on face masks to the discretion of the police was 'fundamentally wrong'. — Picture by Hari Anggara
He said the lack of clarity about the policy has clearly resulted in confusion among the public and even law enforcement, citing Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s announcement that fines issued for not wearing the masks in private vehicles were invalidated. He reiterated his suggestion for the government to provide reusable cloth masks to all students in primary and secondary school, including preschoolers, and bottom-40 households identified through the Bantuan Sara Hidup database.
"Even though the NSC listed down specific areas but NSC also included public crowded places. Definition of public crowded places is unclear and subjected to interpretation,” he said in a statement.
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