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Face coverings will once again have to be worn in retail spaces – including pharmacies – and on public transport as part of new measures to contain the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) has announced.
A DH spokesperson confirmed to C+D today (November 29) that from tomorrow, the wearing of face mask in pharmacies in England will become mandatory again.
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