Adverts and affiliate links appear on this page. If you use the link to buy the product you won’t pay any extra, you may even pay less, and I may get a commission. Further details of adverts and affiliate links can be found here . Should face masks be compulsory in public places? Date: 23 April 2020 What do scientists say? Initially scientist believed that there was no need for us to wear a face mask. This was based on the assumption that Covid-19 would act in a similar way to influenza. Covid-19, however, is a new virus and is like nothing that has gone before. It is now becoming apparent that, although wearing a mask might not protect you from Covid-19, it may protect others if you have the virus. You may not know that you have it because you have few or no symptoms but that does not mean you cannot infect others. Some evidence suggests that a piece of cloth placed around your mouth and nose could be helpful in slowing the virus’s spread. One study suggests that if somebody with...
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