The Government is preparing to tell Brits to cover their faces in public with a Covid-19 vaccine unlikely for a year, according to reports.
Downing Street will urge people to wear masks or scarves around their mouths at work or while they are out and about, amid fears social distancing measures will continue into next year, it is claimed.
The Sun reports that a meeting this week saw the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies drawing up a plan, which could limit those infected but without symptoms from spreading the disease.
It comes as Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned any chance of a vaccine in the next year is "incredibly small". He said in the long run the "exit" from the pandemic will be either a vaccine or