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'At age 8, she struggled with talking to new people': Parents and experts look forward to easing of mask rules
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Ms Yvonne Lian and her Primary 3 daughter support the scrapping of masks indoors and outdoors, including in classrooms.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF YVONNE LIAN
Nisha Rahim, Amelia Teng
SINGAPORE - Three years into the pandemic, Ms Yvonne Lian noticed that her Primary 3 daughter was afraid to speak to strangers, and could not even buy a drink on her own.
It was not until her mother sought professional advice that she discovered her daughter had mild symptoms of social anxiety, partly because mask-wearing hampered her ability to read facial cues.
