Govt aims for local production of face masks

“There are plans for government subsidies or incentives to be given for the setting up of production facilities for face masks. And the plan is for the whole supply chain to be securely located within the country itself, ” a source said

PETALING JAYA: Plans are underway to encourage the wholesale production of face masks, an essential item which almost all of it is still being imported from China now.

Sources told StarBiz this is because face masks are deemed a central tool to win the battle against Covid-19 pandemic and thus the item has to be considered in light of national security interests.