Compulsory mask wearing

I think it should become COMPULSORY for everyone over age of 12 to wear masks on public transport, shops or anywhere they may come into closer contact with others less than 2 metres apart. This could mean we are freed from strict lockdown as it is harder for the virus to transfer one to another if everyone has to wear masks. Masks are better than ‘face coverings’. The latter have a tendency to slip down the face. The government would need to procure millions of masks so people living in Scotland would be able to gain easy access to them either for free or for a small sum. Currently we are advised to wear face coverings but most people, in my experience, choose not to. I would be pleased to wear a mask if it meant I was on the path to a greater freedom of movement.

It could ease freedom of movement and allow us a gradual exit from lockdown.