S'wak to wait for Health Ministry decision before mandating face masks in schools

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (left) attending the Hari Raya open house of Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman (right) in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak will wait for the Health Ministry to decide on making face masks mandatory in schools before making a decision on the matter.

Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state disaster management committee would meet to discuss the matter once the ministry has made its decision.