[AnnieK]

The annoying thing with people who are refusing to wear the fave coverings is that when you wear them they actually protect other people more than the wearer so if they are refusing to wear one it is other people, rather than themselves that they are putting at risk. Its not a big ask to cover your nose and mouth with a piece of cloth just when you're in a shop. People who have been shielding have not been able to leave their homes at all for 16 weeks....they have borne the isolation from family and friends and boredom and loneliness and now want to be safe when they venture to the shops. Don't take away that freedom for them by risking a second, more severe wave in the Autumn.