New Mask by Temasek Foundation Available for Collection Starting 1 Mar
The Temasek Foundation will be distributing a fourth round of new and upgraded reusable mask for free. Where these mask will be able to washed less than compared to previous reusable masks. The new MaskPlus™ Livinguard reusable masks has two layers of “100% proprietary-treated cotton fabric” which offers protection by inactivating viruses.
The mask is also having antiviral performance of over 97 per cent and antibacterial performance of over 99.75 per cent, even after 30 washes. Where this mask only need to washed once a week. And it can last up to seven months even if used daily and washed weekly 30 times.
This mask will come in S, M, L and XL sizes where the S mask are available for children aged eight and below. A more detailed size guide can be found here. Each Singapore resident who has an NRIC, birth certificate, FIN card, School Smartcard, or any government-issued ID with a barcode can collect one free mask each.
Like previous rounds of mask distributions, the masks can be collected from #StayMasked vending machines islandwide, located at Community Centres, Residents’ Committee Centres, bus interchanges, Migrant Workers’ Centre Recreational Centres, select CapitaLand malls, and Temasek Shophouse.