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Wearing Covid face masks in England will soon be voluntary, Jenrick confirms
Communities secretary says he will not be covering up after legal restrictions are removed
A “much more permissive regime” of coronavirus measures will soon come into force across England with masks due to be made optional, a cabinet minister has revealed.
Ahead of an announcement by Boris Johnson expected this week on easing the final set of curbs on 19 July, the communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, said legal restrictions would be dropped to let people “exercise a degree of personal responsibility and judgment”.
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