WHO Covid special envoy calls out Boris Johnson on mask-wearing during hospital visit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire from the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19 after being photographed without a face covering during a hospital visit (Peter Summers/PA)

The British Prime Minister has come under fire from the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19 after being photographed without a face covering during a hospital visit.

Asked about pictures of Boris Johnson walking through Hexham General without a mask, Dr David Nabarro said: “We all need to be able to do what we’ve got to do, regardless of what politics we adopt.”