BORIS Johnson has hinted that he WILL make people wear masks in shops in future – saying that the Government needs to be “stricter” in making people wearing them.
Masks have been mandatory on public transport for weeks, but only a handful of fines have been dished out.
And its currently only advised for people to wear them in shops and in other enclosed spaces – where people cannot stay 2m apart.
The PM said today during a ‘People’s PMQs’ session in Downing Street: “we need to be stricter in insisting people wear face coverings in confined places when meeting people they don’t normally meet.
“That’s why it’s mandatory on public transport.
“We’re looking at ways to ensure that people really do have face coverings in shops for instance where there is a risk of transmission.”
However, he added that he does not think that the public will wear face coverings all the time.
And he added that more information was coming all the time, saying: “You’re right in what you say the balance of scientific opinion seems to have shifted more in favour of them than it was.
“We are very keen to follow that.”
But he stressed that hand washing was even more important and effective in controlling the virus.
