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Ministers accused of causing confusion over face masks in England
Compulsory mask-wearing due to end on 19 July but people may still be advised to wear them in some settings
Ministers have been accused of giving mixed messages about where people should continue to wear masks, as the government prepares to end their compulsory use in most places across England.
Boris Johnson is expected to announce in a Downing Street press conference at 5pm that from 19 July face coverings will no longer be legally mandated but optional instead, as part of a wider pivot towards dropping legal restrictions and telling people to learn to live with Covid.
Read the original article at The Guardian