Govt to give out free N95 masks to 200,000 needy households

Grace Chua
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - The government's stocks of masks will also go to popular retail outlets such as NTUC Fairprice. Fairprice will cap the price of these masks and limit the number one person can buy, to combat panic buying.

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