Mask wearing was made mandatory in the pandemic.
The mandatory wearing of masks in hospitals and other clinical settings comes to an end today.
In February last year, mask wearing on public transport and inside shops became optional and now hospitals have followed suit.the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, who caveated that masks should still be worn “for interaction with patients with respiratory viral symptoms".
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