When the Malaysian government imposed a fine 1,000 ringgit (280,000 won) for not wearing a mask in public on the 1st of this month, it was discovered that a homeless man was searching through a pile of garbage to find a mask worn by others.

According to local media, on the 30th of last month, a netizen living in Seremban, Negrimville, posted on Twitter a photo of a male who was searching for a pile of rubbish, saying, "If you don't wear a mask, you'll look through a pile of rubbish for a fine." The.

The identity of the man in the photo has not been confirmed, but he was known as a homeless man wandering the streets of Seremban.

After the post spread on social media, netizens urged government measures against those who do not have the money to buy a mask.

The Malaysian government has not mandated the use of masks, saying that purchasing disposable masks can be a burden for the poor even when the number of daily confirmed patients exceeds 100.

However, if the mask is not used in the current situation of easing various regulations, the decision makers have decided to make the'mask mandatory' because there is a possibility that the entrant will rise again.

Starting on the 1st of this month, if the mask was not worn in public transportation and crowded public places, it was decided to impose a fine of 1,000 ringgit for violating the infection law.

Malaysian police fined 20 non-masked citizens from the dawn of the first day of the mandatory mandate.

The Malaysian government has decided to lower the maximum price of the mask from the current 1.5 ringgit (422 won) to 1.2 ringgit (338 won).

In early March, after Islamic revival at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, a strict movement restriction was imposed on the 18th of the same month to prevent anyone from going out except for the necessities.

Fortunately, from mid-April, when the number of new confirmed patients decreased to less than 100 per day, the Malaysian government gradually eased the corona blockade from May, and from the 10th of this month, Singapore and Singapore agreed to conditionally release borders.

Malaysia's daily corona19 confirmed by 12 people on July 31st, 9 people on the 1st of this month and 14 people on the 2nd, totaling 8,999.

(Photo = Twitter @khalids, Yonhap News)