Latest updates: Edward Argar says ‘we would expect to see the number of cases rise’ as Scotland announces six Omicron cases
Six Omicron cases found in Scotland as ministers resist calls for tougher rules
The government has announced that, in England, it will be compulsory to wear masks in shops and on public transport from tomorrow. This will move England closer to the situation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where rules on mask wearing have constitently been tougher than in England.
But, as the Telegraph’s Ben Riley-Smith points out, in England there are plenty of venues where masks remain voluntary.
We think we should be encouraging people to wear masks when we’re all mixing indoors, as much as possible.
So we would recommend that people do wear masks when they’re out and about, specially when they’re moving around venues.
