'Odd' not to force students to wear face masks, says expert

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Galen Centre's CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib says infectious diseases do not operate differently in schools. FMTNews FaceMask GalenCentre Education Health

The education minister says it has not been decided if wearing face masks should be made compulsory in schools.

“It is seemingly odd that the decision on whether or not to require students to wear face masks should be delayed,” he told FMT. Replying to a question raised by Teo Nie Ching in the Dewan Rakyat, Radzi said that under the guidelines to reopening schools, the wearing of face masks in schools is only “encouraged”.

 

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