KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- Primary school students have been granted leniency when it comes to personal protective equipment and are now allowed to use face shields in lieu of face masks, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

In his bi-weekly Covid-19 press conference, the senior minister (security) said that the government had received a lot of complaints as well as requests from the poorer segments of society who cannot afford the RM1 three-ply face masks.

"It is a burden to poorer families. It costs RM1 to buy a face mask. If a family has five kids, that's RM5 a day. That's just on face masks alone, not even their pocket money. So, now we will allow them to wear a face shield.

"The Health Ministry has agreed to allow primary school chi...