“It can make it harder to keep your distance in many situations, even if you try. Therefore, we now recommend that you bring a mouth guard in your bag in these situations and put it on if it is difficult to keep your distance, ”says Søren Brostrøm, Director of the National Board of Health, in a press release.

At the same time, it is emphasized that this is not a requirement but a call. No fines will be imposed if someone does not wear a mouth guard. On the other hand, according to Brostrøm, the authority insists that mouth protection in other public contexts still has no effect at present.

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The story behind today's mouth protection - in 90 seconds Photo: SVT