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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amelia Hill

JCVI chief calls for mandatory masks in hospitals amid Covid surge

A paramedic is seen with a row of ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital.
ONS data shows 2.3 million people in the UK had coronavirus in the week ending 24 June, a 32% rise on the previous week. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

It would be “sensible” for hospitals to reintroduce mandatory mask-wearing, the chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has said, as several trusts in England and Wales announced the move.

When NHS rules on wearing masks in England were dropped on 10 June, local health bodies were given the power to draft their own policies. Their guidance, however, is no longer legally enforceable.

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