They pointed out on the news that there has been an increase in hospital admissions in the last week. But I think it's down to making people more confident about getting back to work because public transport is putting many off.

Face masks weren't required on public transport before because hardly anyone was using it so could social distance easily. I think the governments figures was something like 95% less people are using public transport during the lockdown.

Now people are going back to work and using public transport, people need to use face masks.

Sounds logical to me

Exactly that Bread, its quite a logical requirement imo!
One thing l read somewhere,(the relly l think) , was that passengers
could be fined for not wearing a mask?
I disaegree with this, lnthink the miscreants should not be allowed
to even board the bus or train at all without a mask on!
People would soon learn to conform if they lose their means of
transport?
Fining implies that the person without a mask has allready gained
access to the transport thus nullifying the effects of the measures?
Plus all the legal complications that fining entails?
So to keep it simple, NO MASK? NO ENTRY!!

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This is governments policy soon. There will be extra police and thousands of volunteers helping and advising people on wearing masks on public transport. There was a good interview with Grant Shapps on LBC this morning - its seems very well thought out.

As the government finally made facemasks compulsory on public transport, Nick Ferrari asked Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary why the UK always seems to be playing catch-up with other countries.

New rules starting on the 15th June mean masks will have to be worn on all trains, tubes, buses and trams in England to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Speaking to Grant Shapps, Nick asked why the government have decided to implement this rule now.

He said: "The sense is we're late to the party again. We, the United Kingdom, was late to lockdown. There's a sense we're late to quarantine and we're late on facemasks.

"Why are the United Kingdom always playing catch-up?"

Mr Shapps insisted: "That's a mischaracterisation to say that. We were several weeks behind, in particular Europe on where the disease was up to. So of course it's always going to be the case that we're several weeks behind the next measure."

Nick asked him: "Why don't we try to get ahead of the game?"

The Transport Minister stated: "Giving the example of transport and the compulsory wearing of facemasks, transport's been largely empty. 95% of passengers haven't been there and maintaining social distancing, by and large, has been extremely straight-forward.

"We know though that on 15th June, non-essential retail and secondary schools reopen and we know there will be increased pressure.

"The message will carry on - please don't take public transport if you can avoid it. But we know it will be a bit busier, so it seems sensible to give people the warning now that you'll need to wear a cloth face covering to be able to use the transport system."

If memory serves me right the wearing of face masks was mentioned a good three or four weeks ago ... in public places, though not specifically on public transport.

I think the idea was jettisoned because it was pointed out that the public would be manically trying to chase down the same supplies that the NHS desperately needed.

That's been the trouble all along ... insufficient ventilators, masks, PPE, test kits, volunteers.

Seems like a retrograde step to me.
Is something being hidden from us?
Another spike in the number of cases?