Experts: Need for checks on quality of face masks


Safety poser: No proper quality checks for masks sold for use in non-medical settings.

KUALA LUMPUR: With face masks now widely sold in the country, questions remain on whether they meet the necessary standards to provide protection from Covid-19.

Association of Malaysian Medical Industries secretary-general Datuk Haminnuddin Abd Hamid said if someone chose to wear a face mask, the standard three-ply medical-

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