UK Covid-19 deaths cross 50,000;masks mandatory

New reports released on Tuesday show that the death toll from coronavirus in England and Wales has crossed 50,000, with the Boris Johnson government after months of mixed messaging is gearing up to make face coverings in shops mandatory from July 24.

Failure to wear face covering in will attract a fine of 100 pounds under the new rules. Ministry previously did not encourage masks. Environment secretary George Eustice said: “It is about managing the overall risk. Any type of covering will be sufficient for this purpose.”

A new modelling commissioned by chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance warned that the UK could foresee about 120,000 new coronavirus deaths in a second wave of infections this winter, the season when the country experiences a rise in hospital admissions and deaths.