UK coronavirus live: Johnson U-turns on masks as experts fear up to 120,000 Covid-19 winter deaths

Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has welcomed government’s U-turn on making face coverings mandatory in shops in England. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said the evidence from experts was the measure could make a “massive difference” in helping to tackle coronavirus.

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