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(Above) People collecting their free masks at vending machines at Our Tampines Hub yesterday.TNP PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI
An airline ambassador helping a resident to check for her mask size before collection.
CHERYL TAN
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Singaporean residents began collecting their masks yesterday from vending machines located at more than 800 locations islandwide, including community centres and residents' committee centres.
The two-week mask distribution exercise is the fourth one by Temasek Foundation.
The double-layered mask has a dual protection, with a water-repellent antimicrobial layer on the outside, and an antibacterial treatment of the inner layer that kills bacteria from the wearer's saliva, according to a post by Temasek chief executive Ho Ching on Facebook on Feb 19.