‘We follow the science’: UK government resists public face mask rules in coronavirus battle

The UK government has resisted calls to make it compulsory for people to wear face masks in some public situations after another 616 people died in hospital from the novel coronavirus.The latest death count – recorded in the 24 hours on Wednesday – was lower than the 759 from the previous day.It takes Britain’s hospital death toll to 18,738, according to the health ministry, but thousands more were believed to have died from Covid-19 in care homes and at home.The UK has the fifth highest…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/2x4NCt7