Some people CNA spoke to were not even aware that wearing a mask indoors was optional in most settings from Monday.
Among them was Ms Aminah Johari at NEX shopping mall in Serangoon who was unaware that restrictions have lifted.
Others, like Ms Aminah, were not aware that restrictions have lifted. CNA observed a middle-aged man in a retail store at City Square Mall asking why an employee was not masked up while at the changing rooms. The retail staff could be heard explaining the new restrictions. “Now there is still COVID-19, it is not totally over. So I just continue wearing,” the 20-year-old told CNA, adding that he usually takes his mask off outdoors.Mr Lim shared that he has caught the virus at least three times, so he feels he has developed some immunity against COVID-19. Since he has hearing issues and wears a hearing aid, it is easier for him to understand people when they are speaking to him without wearing a mask.
That said, Ms Shaleen felt it was better to mask up. “It is for the protection of each other. I have kids in my family and I do not know whether you have elderly in yours. It is just the more responsible thing to do.” Private transport modes and the airport also emerged as the top indoor places respondents felt uncomfortable with visiting now that wearing a mask is no longer required, the survey showed.Wearing a mask to be optional from Aug 29, except on public transport and in healthcare facilitiesOthers who went unmasked indoors on Monday told CNA that they would still mask up if others around them expressed their discomfort, or if establishments insisted that patrons wear masks.
“I will take life as normal, and COVID-19 is like a flu, we should take it normally ... and not make a huge thing out of it so that the next generation of kids will start behaving normally again,” the 43-year-old said while unmasked in City Square Mall.Ms Christiana Martins, who is a mother of two, said she sent both her children aged five and seven to school without masks today. Ms Martins, who is from Brazil, had just left the gym in Tampines 1 and was not wearing a mask in the shopping mall.
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