The Latest: Europe beginning to require people in public to wear medical grade masks
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Last modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.57 EST Medical-grade face masks rather than cloth coverings could become mandatory in a number of European countries to help contain the rapid spread of highly contagious Covid variants first identified in the UK and South Africa. Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany’s 16 states agreed on Tuesday that either single-use surgical FFP1 masks or more protective FFP2 filtering facepiece respirators should be worn in the workplace, on public transport and in shops. The French government is considering whether to adopt formal advice from its health advisory ...