Step Up Mandatory Mask Wearing
First, I applaud the message that we should NOT stigmatise the young, asthmatic, autistic, dementia sufferers or others who cannot and should not wear a mask.
However, evidence around the world shows mass mask wearing WORKS.
Czech Republic have 24 cases per million.
Levels in Austria have dropped 90%
We need to get our heads out of the sand and covered in masks. Even if you buy into the belief they are only useful if you are contagious, this is an ASYMPTOMATIC virus so you cannot know if you are contagious.
If everyone (barring health reasons) wore facial coverings, then everyone who is contagious would de facto be wearing a facial covering.
You've done well this week Nicola in admitting what the UK government will not and advising we should wear facial coverings in enclosed spaces. Now is the time to step up and mandate facial coverings for the majority of people in every single outdoor situation. This should be the key cornerstone of our recovery from lockdown, the very foundation on which we simply HAVE to build from.
Why the contribution is important
As above, without it, we will have a second wave if we remove restrictions
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