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Georgina Fallows, 29, has faced abuse for not wearing a mask in shops and on public transport.

A rape survivor whose PTSD is triggered when her mouth and nose are covered is calling for greater public awareness of face mask exemptions.

Georgina Fallows, 29, was attacked and sexually assaulted as she made her way home a few years ago.

She has been left with post-traumatic stress disorder, which can be triggered by anything covering her mouth or nose - as that was how she was attacked.

Ms Fallows told Sky News: "I suffer from something called PTSD because I was raped and pulled off the street with someone covering my mouth with his hand.

"The nature of PTSD can mean you are back there again. So if there is something covering my mouth - it's his hand. It can be a complete terror"


Georgina, who works as a solicitor, gets flashbacks whenever her face is covered, which have been so severe in the past that she has had to be sedated by the emergency services.


https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...tions-12066415