Covid: wearing masks will probably be mandatory until 2021

The British government has said that probably it will be necessary to wear masks until 2021.

UK Government is prepared to insist Brits cover their face when at work, on public transportation or in shops. The Government’s top scientists decide it’s essential wearing masks move to help stop the Covid spread, amid fears that social distancing will roll into 2021, and chances of a vaccine within a year are slim.

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Covid: wearing masks will probably need until 2021

Masking the mouth and nose limits asymptomatic people (who are infected but show no symptoms) from passing on the disease by coughing or sneezing.

It because Britain’s top doctor warning that the nation may have to live with social distancing until the next year. Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty also said that the chances of a vaccine in the next year were “incredibly small”.

He said: “In the long run, the exit from this is going to be one of two things, ideally. A vaccine, and there are a variety of ways they can be deployed….or highly effective drugs so that people stop dying of this disease even if they catch it.” Then he added that the probability of having those any time in the next calendar year is incredibly small and we should be realistic about that. It’s going to take a long time.

Ministers are expected to issue masking advice as soon as the weekend. The new guidance will be for any face-covering to be used, even just a scarf. It will apply to all who go into confined spaces with others where it is difficult to observe the two-meter distancing rule. But masks will not be needed in all public places such as parks or quiet streets. Experts from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies think that masks will not stop Brits from catching the virus, they will help prevent them from spreading it.

People will not be advised to wear medical-grade masks, to help the NHS. A Whitehall source said that a cloth mask is not a replacement for staying at home and nobody should think otherwise. If you actually have symptoms you need to isolate, full stop. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the Government is following SAGE advice, but will not be handing out free masks, as some other countries have. He told that the government has to make sure we have supplies available for health and care staff.