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Ending mask rules will ‘deter bus passengers’

Covid-19

13 July 2021
 

The government's decision to end the mandatory wearing of face masks will deter some people from using public transport, warns industry commentator Roger French. 

He told LTT: “The Government has demonised public transport as being unsafe to use. And now they’re saying you don’t need to wear a mask. It’s totally mixed messaging.”

French, formerly managing director of Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company, added: “Wearing face masks on public transport...

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