Coronavirus | Mask wearing against COVID-19 next winter may be necessary, says U.K. official

Coronavirus | Mask wearing against COVID-19 next winter may be necessary, says U.K. official

The Hindu

Wearing masks next winter in certain circumstances to continue to fend off the coronavirus could still be needed, the British government's Chief Scientific Advisor Patrick Vallance said on Monday. "It may be necessary next winter to have things like mask-wearing in certain situations," he told a news conference.
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