As the number of Covid-19 cases continue to climb, both at home and globally, members of the public are stepping up on precautionary measures.

One guy appeared to join in — by wearing a gas mask to a hawker centre in Redhill.

The scene was captured by a group of middle-aged men, who also ran their own commentary on it, in dialect.

The video then made its way to Facebook on Mar. 8, after it was uploaded by one Benn Benjamin Ang.

Ang did not state if the video was taken by him.

The start of their conversation roughly went like this:

Man 1: So exaggerated, nabei see how he eat later. Man 2: Maybe he's ordering take-away? Man 3: Not taking away... Man 2: Taking away lah, doesn't make sense for him to eat here. Maybe he's already infected, he's infected. Man 1: Bo liao (nothing better to do), knn.

The three continued to speculate on the man's condition, and verbalise their thoughts on the possibility of him being a recovered case.

Later on, the camera also pans to show that the incident took place at Redhill Food Centre.

Man 1 adds that he "can't understand", presumably talking about the need for a gas mask.

Since being uploaded more than a day ago, the video has gotten 600 shares.

"He's not wrong"

A few commenters felt that some of the comments from the observing men were unnecessary, especially when expletives were involved.

"He's not wrong! It's your personal responsibility to protect yourself."

"Is it funny? He's just protecting himself, and the mask is reusable, thus value-for-money."

"These men are bigger gossips than meddling women, what a sad thing! Him preventing the spread of the virus is an act of responsibility, while filming and gossiping about it is really unproductive behaviour."

"Is it that funny? He's just trying to protect himself, is there a need to mock him? These uncles have too much time on their hands."

"The uncle who cursed 'knn', may Buddha bless you. Hope you will not get infected."

If you would like to learn more about the different types of masks and their uses, you can take a look at this handy illustration done by @biogirlmj on Instagram.

Top image bia Benn Benjamin Ang on Facebook

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