Vaccines minister says people in England will be expected to cover faces in shops and on transport
The government is to push ahead with the almost complete reopening of England from 19 July, the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, has confirmed, while saying that updated guidance will say people are still “expected” to wear masks in enclosed spaces.
Zahawi dismissed reports that the minimum gap between first and second vaccination doses could be reduced from eight weeks to speed up the programme, saying clinical data showed this would be less effective.
