Wearing facemasks to keep the coronavirus at bay does not instil a false sense of security, according to a new study.
Concerns that people with face coverings may skip other essential measures, such as hand washing and social distancing, are a “dead horse” that no longer needs to be flogged and should be buried, the researchers said.
The paper, written at Cambridge University and King’s College London and published in the journal BMJ Analysis, said such concerns now posed a greater threat to public health by potentially delaying the adoption of mask-wearing policies.
Shops enforce facemask use
The UK’s death toll rose by 14 to 45,752, it was announced yesterday, the smallest rise on a Sunday since the start of lockdown.
Since Friday people in England have been
