Housing And Local Govt Minister Criticised For Wasting PPE In Disinfection Publicity Stunt – SAYS

Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman said Zuraida's stunt not only wasted public funds, but it also put many people at risk of COVID-19 infection, reported The Star.

He said the stunt gathered a group of people in the wet market and that she was wearing a set of PPE wastefully.

"And look at the crowd, the publicity blast is already putting many people at risk," said Dr Lokman.

"What a waste, the money spent could well be used for other more meaningful purposes - for example, hospital staff members having to prepare their own PPE when they should be managing patients."

The former deputy health director-general also criticised the video Zuraida posted on Twitter, asking how the road and the curbs could be contaminated by COVID-19.

"Even if those road surfaces are contaminated, how could it get to your face? People scrub their hands on the contaminated road surfaces and touch their face?" he asked sarcastically.

Instead, Dr Lokman said human touchpoint surfaces, such as lift buttons, lift walls, and escalator railings, are places that should be disinfected.

The same arguments were echoed by another former deputy director-general, Dr Christopher Lee, according to Reuters.

"Disinfecting roads is clearly not going to be impactful," said Lee, who is also an infectious disease specialist, adding thatsuch a stunt is a "waste of resources and man-hours".

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