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Just stepping outside to run a quick errand in Singapore's recent hot weather is enough to make anyone sweat. So it's no wonder that hawkers are feeling double the heat — not only from cooking up dishes but also from the rising temperatures. In a bid to k'Non-stop sweating': Some hawkers bemoan mask-wearing rules in hot weather
Just stepping outside to run a quick errand in Singapore's recent hot weather is enough to make anyone sweat. So it's no wonder that hawkers are feeling double the heat — not only from cooking up dishes but also from the rising temperatures. In a bid to keep cool, some hawkers appear to have chosen to forego wearing face masks, despite Singapore Food Agency (SFA)'s regulations requiring food handlers don masks or spit guards for public hygiene. According to an 8world report on Tuesday (April 9), about 30 to 50 per cent of hawkers across two hawker centres in Queenstown were not wearing masks properly. Some had their masks pulled down to their chins, while others did not have one on. Chen, a man running a beef noodle stall there likened the heat in the stall to China's Flaming Mountains, adding that it causes «non-stop sweating». Read more