Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said he would cover his nose and mouth if he had a seasonal cold to avoid passing on germs to others. And indicating other Brits should do the same, he said voluntarily covering up would be "the right thing to do". "I for one, if I’ve got a cold or a minor ailment, I think wearing a mask is going to be the right thing to do because I don’t want to spread my cold to somebody else." But questions have been raised about whether masks will remain mandatory in some settings - like public transport - to stem the spread of the Indian Covid variant.

Source: Daily Mirror May 21, 2021 07:42 UTC