Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Agree that we should keep the surgical as well as N95 masks for our healthcare workers as the top priority, since they face patients every day. Not just covid patients, but also other patients, who need to be protected too.

But we shouldn’t try to demonise the wearing of masks just to preserve the masks for the healthcare workers (HCWs).

Instead, we should be open to the idea of improvising masks for use among the public.

We shouldn’t laugh and snigger at people trying all sorts of protective barriers.

They can be just a plastic shield, or a plastic “curtain” from a hat, a chic designer mask, a simple folded handkerchief, perhaps with a cotton layer in between, a lovingly home sewn mask by grandma or mother.

Whatever we wish to improvise, we should not be made to feel silly or unfashionable.

A full face shield forms a barrier for the eyes, nose and mouth too.

A mask or face shield is no substitute for hand hygiene.

So do wash our hands regularly.

True, a mask or face shield may give a false sense of security and safety. That may lead people to forget the importance of washing hands and safe distancing.

But knowing Singaporeans, the vast majority are conscientious, thoughtful, and disciplined.

Yes, it’s hard to change habits bcos old habits are hard to break.

Let’s double the normal interaction gap between people when we chat. Better still, keep out of arm’s reach.

An air gap fist bump would be better than an elbow bump, and an elbow bump would be better than a handshake.

An air gap fist bump means our outstretched fist can’t touch the other person’s outstretched fist. That would be more than a meter apart.

Let’s keep interactions short and sweet, especially if we come within the safe gap.

So Mind the Gap
Keep it Short and Safe

Wash our hands regularly
Watch for fire risks if we use alcohol sanitisers

Use any mask or shield as we like -
a mask can help to isolate the virus.

A mask helps keep our saliva to ourselves. It also helps to reduce incoming droplets.

So the improvised mask or face shield would serve to isolate the virus, if any, to each of us, however imperfectly.

So don’t feel paiseh if you feel better to put on a mask.

Just try to save and preserve the 4 masks given out by Singov earlier.

This is so that we can put on our surgical mask when we are ill and going to see the doctor.

快速浏览下的感觉是建议不要给想带口罩的心理压力，总归还是有点用的
并没有鼓励大家都戴上口罩的感觉，只是口风从之前的侧重强调没大用，转到人家想戴外人少bb
口罩的作用，目前我个人还是相信政府是觉得用处不大，包括世界各国政府，中国除外。这个认知对不对，要时间检验。而且戴了口罩感染率就会大幅减少吗?如何证实或者证伪呢?
国外不提倡戴的理由张文宏医生也分析过，除了文化不同，发病率不高的地方，戴口罩发挥作用的效率很低，为了万分之一的概率号召全民都戴，不值得。
但发病率高的地方，人群密集的地方，又可能有不一样的判断。包括前期不宣导戴，后期又让戴了，这都不一定是打脸，因为后期不明来源的传染越来越多，每个人可能感染的几率也跟两个月前不一样了，该调整就调整。
反正不管坡政府怎么宣导的，相信看中文信息的新移民早就好好把自己保护起来了吧。我反正是没遭到过任何歧视和bb笑话我戴口罩的。

真这么觉得的
尤其国际社会主流专家意见都是这样，更加印证这个观点
但信归信，想戴口罩的时候依旧戴
政府从全盘考虑，我从我个人全盘考虑