It’s officially mask-free days starting Aug 29 (Monday), as it is made optional indoors.

But is it okay to do so, especially for people who are still Covid-free?

On Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious disease specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, to find out more

Highlights: 

00:58 Is it entirely safe now to remove our masks now? 

03:10 Why do you recommend we should still keep our masks on? 

04:44 What would a universal vaccine mean to a fight against Covid? 

07:44 Do you think mask mandate will be back again with another wave of reinfections? 

08:22 What is your view on the regime in our fight against Covid moving forward? 

09:01 Should we still mask up onboard a plane?