Initially we have no enough masks so they told a lie and psycho us not wear masks. They have seen the rush in HK and don’t want to Sia suay themselves esp Kee Chiu openly mocked HK as stupid.
Also they were hoodwinked by WHO who in turn was sucking China’s cock to help cover the severity of the virus situation.
They also forgotten about the bangla or no time to care because they were harbouring hopes of pushing through the GE by April. Hence they need to project a I have things under control stance.