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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-622/
- Published: 2022-07-19T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-19T09:19:15.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: COVID-19, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

Today’s face of the day Epidemiologist Professor **Michael Baker** was “shocked” by our PM’s behaviour.

Perhaps Ardern knows that masks don’t work and that she has nothing to fear from Covid-19? After all, if she was genuinely fearful would she have removed it for the photo?

Actions speak louder than words Prime Minister.

> “Not even a week after the Govt dropped to its knees begging Kiwis to wear their masks more, the PM’s posted a picture on social media of herself, the Governor General, sitting MPs & a 120 youth parliamentarians inside, in the Beehive, and only a single person is wearing a mask” [pic.twitter.com/dHA6NLkNmb](https://t.co/dHA6NLkNmb?ref=goodoil.news)
> 
> — Mediaspot (@mediaspotnz) [July 19, 2022](https://twitter.com/mediaspotnz/status/1549295059853807617?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=goodoil.news)

> Epidemiologist Professor **Michael Baker** said he was “quite shocked” and that it was a “missed opportunity to promote mask-use”.  
>  
> Baker said New Zealand needs its leaders to help **normalise mask-use.**  
>  
> An hour after the Prime Minister posted the photo to her Instagram and Facebook accounts, Speaker Trevor Mallard emailed everyone in the Parliamentary precinct a reminder about wearing masks.  
>  
> “For the safety of all on the precinct, I remind you of this rule. It applies to everyone. I have asked the CE of Parliamentary Services to advise me if anyone is not cooperative.”  
>  
> Mallard told Newshub his email reminder was not connected to Ardern’s social media post.

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