PUTRAJAYA is in the process of distributing the 24.6 million pieces of face masks it had purchased to the public, said senior minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Ismail Sabri, who is also defence minister, said some of the face masks have reached certain districts in the country and will be distributed to each household by front-liners soon.

Each household will be limited to four pieces.

“These masks are not the ones we received through donation. We bought the masks. We will give four masks to each household for free.

“The masks are currently being distributed to the State Committee Disaster Management Fund and some districts have received the masks,” he said.

As for Sabah and Sarawak, he said the masks will be sent there with the help of the air force.

On March 26, Ismail Sabri announced that the government will distribute free face masks to more than eight million households in the country. – April 8, 2020.