A fresh update on whether people should wear face masks when out in public has been issued by 10 Downing Street. It follows comments from a Cabinet minister who said it was "sensible" for those who feel unwell to do so while travelling.
Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), also issued advice on Monday (January 2) saying adults should "wear a face covering" if they have to leave the house while ill. But today (January 3) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman emphasised the advice was "not mandatory" and urged people to "use their good sense".
Mr Sunak’s spokesman said: "Obviously that’s advice they put out. I think that is pretty longstanding advice. It remains health advice to the public — it is not mandatory. People need their judgment. Certainly people will continue to use their good sense, having spent a long time dealing… with these kinds of infectious illnesses."
