Refusal to wear mask should be as taboo as drink-driving, says Royal Society chief

President of science body issues call amid evidence coverings protect wearer as well as othersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRefusing to wear a mask in public during the Covid-19 epidemic should become as socially unacceptable as drink-driving or not wearing a seatbelt, the president of the Royal Society has said.He spoke as new research emerges suggesting the UK ’s uptake of the practice is way behind that of other countries and that face coverings can protect the wearer as well as people around them.Continue reading...
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