“There is growing evidence that wearing facial dressings indoors helps protect people from coronavirus. The Prime Minister clearly said that people should wear blindfolds, and we will make it mandatory from July 24, ”the statement said.

Violators may face fines of up to £ 100.

Johnson, in turn, explained that he considered the use of masks necessary in confined spaces.

In late June, the British city of Leicester tightened quarantine measures due to the increase in cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19.