One in 55 infected with Covid in UK as expert says reintroduce face masks

One in 55 people in the UK are infected with coronavirus. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA

Reintroducing coronavirus measures such as mandatory face masks in indoor spaces and working from home would not be “problematic”, a scientist has said.

This comes as Professor Peter Openshaw, a member of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) says one in 55 people in the UK are infected with coronavirus.