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Netizens mock mandatory mask rule for cinemas

Cinemas are to reopen from tomorrow with Covid-19 measures like the compulsory wearing of masks inside halls, except when eating and drinking. But that rule is not effective as you can snack throughout the film, say some.

Akan datang for some readers: Scary movies, where the fear comes from audience members spreading the possibly airborne coronavirus in cinemas by screaming, laughing or, as Marcus Shawn said, "the most horror part is you hear people coughing".

Wait, what about the mandatory wearing of masks as cinemas reopen from July 13? Well, a stream of Straits Times Facebook users laughed over that rule because there is a loophole the size of a hungry moviegoer's mouth: You can take masks off when eating or drinking… for hours.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 12, 2020, with the headline Netizens mock mandatory mask rule for cinemas. Subscribe