July 13, 2020 - 1621 views
Welsh Government has announced that the wearing of face coverings or masks will become law in Wales later this month in response to tackling the COVID-19 health emergency.
Shadow Covid Recovery Minister Darren Millar MS has welcomed the move – but questioned why it is not being introduced immediately.
He said: “The mandatory wearing of face coverings on public transport and in shops in Wales was a key element of our 10-point plan published last week.
“The First Minister and his Cabinet must produce the scientific evidence to justify introducing them two weeks from now rather than with immediate effect and why only on public transport.
“Lockdown is being eased, life is returning to a ‘new normal’, but we must still take every precaution to avoid a second wave of cases, and making wearing facemasks mandatory from today may go some way to achieving this – but only if brought in now.”
