An expert immunologist has warned that people in the UK must start wearing face masks to help fight against rising cases of Covid-19 and avoid a future lockdown.
The warning comes as Covid-19 infections in the UK doubled by almost 800,000 in a single week last week , with some parts of the country nearing record levels of cases. The director-general of the World Health Organisation recently urged Brits to re-introduce restrictions to combat the rising numbers, including seeing the return of face masks.
And now Professor Denis Kinane, a world-leading immunologist and founding scientist of Cignpost Diagnostics, has joined such calls. Professor Kinane told The Mirror that people should consider wearing masks again if they want to avoid further restrictions being brought back.
