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Why ministers are reluctant to change face mask guidance

21 April 2020

8:33 PM

21 April 2020

8:33 PM

‘Will the public be asked to wear face masks in public?’ This is a topic of debate today for the government’s SAGE committee of scientific advisers. Although the government dismissed the idea early on in the coronavirus pandemic, many other countries have since changed their own advice in support of them.

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