COVID-19 protocol keeps deaf out

Friday, November 27, 2020

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected thousands of people around the country. But the deaf community have been left far behind with communication as their obvious hurdle due to the public compulsory protocol of wearing masks at all the time.

Whilst wearing a mask is one of the set of rules meant to control COVID-19, it is a bitter truth that remains a challenge for the deaf community who depend on lip-reading as a form of communication.

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