Britain ‘lags way behind’ in wearing face masks, scientists say

[Excursion UK]

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With the programme, thankyou very much...

[Whorty]

They haven't protected the NHS though.

The number of cancer deaths in the coming year and long waiting lists will show this.

The whole thing was a complete tulipstorm due to a PM who did lockdown too late.

I know ... very sad. All these stories coming out now.

[dx4100]

And Japan?

Japans contact tracing is also thought to have played a major part...

Contact-tracing and peer pressure: how Japan has controlled coronavirus | Japan | The Guardian

We seemed to be missing the fundamentals of how to control this thing... Distance and Contact tracing are still our number one tools.

[minestrone]

Went to the shops earlier. 60 quid fine if you refuse to put one on in the shop from today.

Nobody is bothering. Supermarkets are not caring. The poor fookers have been working the tills for months and can see an empty gesture a mile away.

[NotAllThere]

Went to the shops earlier. 60 quid fine if you refuse to put one on in the shop from today.

Nobody is bothering. Supermarkets are not caring. The poor fookers have been working the tills for months and can see an empty gesture a mile away.

Are the checkout assistants not protected by flexiglass partitions?

[AtW]

Coronavirus: No 10 considering mandatory face masks in shops in England - BBC News

FFS, still considering? What are they afraid of - some red necks with AR15s?

[NotAllThere]

Don't panic. The effective R from 30th Jun is about 0.63. Switzerland is at 1.57 - and we've only just mandated masks on public transports.

https://ibz-shiny.ethz.ch/covid-19-r...xgxeUsJzjZOmNw

[SueEllen]

Don't panic. The effective R from 30th Jun is about 0.63. Switzerland is at 1.57 - and we've only just mandated masks on public transports.

https://ibz-shiny.ethz.ch/covid-19-r...xgxeUsJzjZOmNw

I heard the English one was nearly one.

[minestrone]

Are the checkout assistants not protected by flexiglass partitions?

Of course, as they have been in place for months, but we are all meant to be wearing masks to go in and, well..

[SueEllen]

Of course, as they have been in place for months, but we are all meant to be wearing masks to go in and, well..

Only if you currently in Scotland. In Autumn it will be enforced in England to.