New Government rules requiring customers to wear face coverings in shops came into effect today – 24th July. Some shops had added reminders in the window. The gov.uk webpage has the full details.

From about 30% of people wearing face coverings in shops yesterday in Abingdon it looked like everybody had one today, and many people were not taking them off between shops, or were leaving them dangling round their necks.

If you breath or cough near them and have Covid-19 and are asymptomatic, the face covering protects others.

The covering should also provide some protection from the Coronavirus in the air, but anybody wearing it round their neck can contaminate the inside of the covering. The warm moist space inside must then be a breeding ground.