Masking indoors is now optional - but subject to premises owners’ approval, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin declared today.<br /><br />He said premises owners can decide to either enforce masking indoors or make it optional.<br /><br />The new ruling is effective immediately, although Khairy said the Health Ministry strongly encouraged the public to continue wearing masks indoors.<br /><br />Wearing masks is still mandatory when using public transport - including e-hailing cars and school buses - as well as at health facilities such as clinics, hospitals, and dialysis centres, and if a person tests positive for Covid-19.
