Some governments are reaching for a new tool in the fight against Covid-19: stricter mask mandates. In recent days, masks have become mandatory in all public spaces -- indoors or outdoors -- in Madrid, Greece, Portugal's Madeira Islands and Hong Kong.
But as the tremors of a potential second wave of infections are starting to be felt, some governments are reaching for a new tool that many public health experts have been touting for months: stricter mask mandates.In recent days, masks have become mandatory in all public spaces -- indoors or outdoors -- in Madrid, Greece, Portugal's Madeira Islands and Hong Kong. Those moves seemingly contradict the long-held understanding that Covid-19 is more dangerous indoors.
In April, an alarmingly low proportion of British people were wearing masks -- just 19%, according to a Kings College study published on Thursday. But 70% of Brits now say they have worn one in the last few weeks, the same study found."People have very quickly become convinced that they do help," Bobby Duffy, the director of King's Policy Institute and the leader of the study, told CNN.
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