London Mayor Sadiq Khan predicts facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for a YEAR

Sadiq Khan says facemasks will become the ‘new normal’ for at least the next YEAR as he makes them compulsory on all London transport Protective face coverings are compulsory on all public transport from Monday  Free masks were handed out in their thousands on buses and trains in England 3,000 more police took to the … Read more

Compulsory use of facemasks can slash spread of coronavirus by 40%, study claims

Making the wearing of facemasks compulsory could slow the spread of Covid-19 cases by as much as 40 per cent, a new study has today suggested. The study, in Germany, examined the growth rate of cases in regions across the country in the days following the introduction of masks in shops and on public transport. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Facemasks might be compulsory in public

Britons will soon be told to wear masks at work, in shops and on public transport in a new move to stop the spread of coronavirus, it was claimed today.  The Government’s top scientific experts met on Tuesday to discuss the issue of masks and are expected to issue new guidance as soon as this … Read more

Government to tell Brits to wear facemasks at work in shops and in public to stop coronavirus spread

Britons will soon be told to wear masks at work, in shops and on public transport in a new move to stop the spread of coronavirus, it was claimed today.  The Government’s top scientific experts met on Tuesday to discuss the issue of masks and are expected to issue new guidance as soon as this … Read more

Experts tell UK to wear DIY facemasks to wipe out coronavirus as government misses out 16m for NHS

Experts are calling on Britons to wear DIY facemasks whenever they go outside in a move they claim could ‘wipe out coronavirus’ nationwide.  Homemade masks have been the focus of intense debate, but one Oxford University professor yesterday said Britain could eradicate the virus if ’80 to 90 per cent’ of the population wore them … Read more

Lorry driver is arrested for ‘despicable’ bid to smuggle cocaine in to the UK in FACEMASKS

Polish lorry driver, 34, is arrested for ‘despicable’ attempt to smuggle 30lbs of cocaine in to the UK in consignment of FACEMASKS  The drugs haul was worth £1 million that was discovered in the back of the van  Border Force boss Ian Hanson said it ‘shows the lengths’ smugglers will go to   He vowed to … Read more

Frontline NHS staff ‘are having to share the SAME facemasks’

The Health Secretary has today pledged to keep NHS staff safe after frontline medics revealed they were forced the share facemasks.  Nurses working 36-hour shifts in Hillingdon Hospital – in the Prime Minister’s constituency – say they had to wash, reuse and share masks as supplies fell critically low last week.  They told MailOnline they … Read more