Queues at govt depts a dampener

People wearing masks and social distancing as they line up at Petaling Land and District office in Shah Alam

THE long queues at some government departments that provide services to the private sector and members of the public is simply perplexing.

Even to a befuddled mind grasping with the new norms of social distancing, it is unexplainable why a person has to queue up at 5am or earlier to ensure he or she gets services at the counter of a government department before the day is over.