Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 08:07 AM MYT
MAKASSAR, April 29 — Lip-reading suddenly got tricky when everyone covered their face during the coronavirus pandemic, but Indonesian tailors have hit upon the perfect solution — see-through masks. “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, bed sheets and curtains for customers.
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