Masks to be compulsory next week
PM BLASTED FOR DITHERING OVER RULE
The Prime Minister is set to tell MPS that masks will be needed when in confined spaces to encourage a swifter shift to “more normal” living.
But Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth blasted his dithering and said the public just wanted to do the right thing to keep the Covid-19 infection rate down.
Confusion
He said: “Throughout this pandemic, ministers have been slow and behind the curve.
“Many people are questioning why ministers still haven’t made a decision on face masks, and then we have the Prime Minister publicly dropping hints and sowing more confusion.
“People want, and deserve clarity about how this will work and we will be demanding that in the Commons.”
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt also made a veiled attack on the PM and said: “I think with public health advice, you just need simplicity.”
The Government fears a rise in coronavirus cases as more people return to work.
Mr Johnson has only days to issue new guidance, which will require a change to emergency legislation before Parliament’s summer recess starts on July 22.
The PM wore a mask in public for the first time on
LOCKDOWN fundraising legend Captain Sir Tom Moore gets a visit from another national hero.
Ex-england football skipper David Beckham, 45, handed the 100-year-old a pennant declaring him captain of the Lionheart squad.
Tom, who also received a framed shirt, raised more than £32million for NHS
Friday after he and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were criticised for not wearing them when in close contact with others.
Face coverings became mandatory in Scottish stores on Friday after non-essential shops opened on June 29.
Scientists have told ministers that wearing face coverings should quickly become a social norm. One advisor said that those without masks will be regarded as
“anti-social”
Charities Together by walking laps of his garden. His initial target was £1,000. Football fans across Britain were asked to nominate the people who were everyday heroes during the pandemic.
Tom was so popular that the FA made him team captain, even though nominations only close today. and wearing one should become “as normal as seat belts”.
During a virtual Q&A session, Mr Johnson said that
“stricter” new rules would be needed to overcome make more Brits wear masks. He said: “It’s very interesting because in places like China and the Far East, they don’t actually have mandatory face coverings. It’s just part of the way they do things.
“Clearly, we don’t have that culture here and we have to think about how we make it happen and how we make it work.” It is thought that the mandatory wearing of masks will be given the green light this week, with practical details – such as the definition of a “confined space” – to be explained.
It comes as holidaymakers in Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca and the Catalonia region of Spain face fines of £90 for not wearing masks in public.
A report from the World Health Organisation has also warned of “emerging evidence” that Covid-19 can be spread through particles in the air.