Is The Mask Penalty Too Harsh?

The Bigger Picture · The Daily Digest · 18 Aug 2020 · 23 mins listen

When you threw away your used face mask, would you have imagined that a homeless senior citizen could be digging through a pile of rubbish to retrieve it because he can’t afford one? We discuss whether the law mandating the use of face masks is too harsh and disproportionately burdens those who are underprivileged and vulnerable.

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Produced by:

Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by:

Juliet Jacobs & Tee Shiao Eek

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Politics,Law and Legal Matters,Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness,Science,Social Issues,Medical Innovation and Technology

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The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, face masks, RM1000, COVID-19, mandatory face masks, fines, vulnerable groups, policy making, health regulations, social policies

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