There’ll Be Another Reusable Mask Distribution in March & Hand Sanitiser Distribution in April

Before the Covid-19 pandemic made happiness a foreign concept, buying face masks seemed completely unnecessary unless you were sick.

A face mask, much like washing your hands after using the bathroom, was optional at the time.

Reader: You think washing your hands after using the bathroom is optional?

Now, even if you’re in the prime of your life, you have to cover the lower half of your face when you go outside.

Fortunately for us, the Temasek Foundation organised four nationwide distribution exercises for free reusable masks last year.

Now, they’re doing yet another one.

There’ll Be Another Reusable Mask Distribution in March & Hand Sanitiser Distribution in April

Singapore residents will be able to collect a free reusable mask in March, as well as free zero-alcohol hand sanitiser in April, thanks to yet another distribution exercise by Temasek Foundation.

The move was announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday (20 Jan).

According to the post, the zero-alcohol hand sanitiser distribution will be the second phase of the BYOBclean initiative, the first of which took place in March last year.

Under this initiative, Singapore residents have to bring their own bottle to designated points to collect the sanitiser.

As for the resuable masks, it will be similar to past mask distributions; residents can collect them from #StayMasked vending machines across the country.

More details of the distribution exercise are to come.

Looking for Volunteers

Given the scale of this nationwide distribution exercise, the company is obviously going to need some help.

That’s why they asked for volunteers to assist the public at the vending machines when the initiatives are launched.

“You can be a part of these initiatives to fight #COVID19”, the post said.

Those who are interested in volunteering can sign up here.

Some Residents Illegally Redeeming Masks With Stolen Information 

As you know, several residents have been caught illegally redeeming the reusable face masks from the vending machines put up by Temasek Foundation.

In December alone, the authorities revealed that 13 individuals were under investigations for allegedly redeeming these face masks illegally.

The most famous of which is a 47-year-old woman who took mask stealing to a whole new level.

According to The Straits Times, the woman was accused of illegally obtaining personal information to redeem over 460 reusable face masks from a vending machine at Yio Chu Kang Community Centre.

Given that no one uses face masks for leisure, the woman must have been planning to resell them.

The police said it has received similar reports in other residential estates, and are ramping up efforts to identify and apprehend these perpetrators.

If convicted of cheating, offenders could face up to 10 years’ jail, a fine, or both.

Retaining illegally obtained personal information carries a jail term of up to three years, a maximum fine of $10,000, or both.