That is bloody ridiculous advice that even a 10 year old could discredit

2 Border Force Officers have now died from Coronavirus, I know some posters felt they were in more danger than anyone else but let me quote a Home Office spokesperson and perhaps it will show what BF staff are up against:
“ it is not necessary for BF staff to where PPE at all times, only when they are dealing with a person who is showing symptoms” by which time they have handled documents and the person is standing within a foot or two of them.

I heard that on the radio yesterday - i.e. the rate of spread in Germany gone up after easing lock down movement restrictions. Not sure I understand why this isn't a big issue.

I think the U.K. R0 rate is down to R1, but the government want it a lot lower.

That's something that I've often wondered about as it has never been mentioned in any of the briefings

That’s as low as Germany got to. Not all German states made cloth mask wearing compulsory in shops etc, including Berlin.

We really should and need to make cloth masks compulsory in all indoor public places. The problem will then be making sure people keep them on or the face covered after entering and the expected excuses, but nearly everybody doing it is better than giving people the choice. Trouble is I think there’s evidence asking rather than ordering gets a better response. Personally, personal freedom to not wear a mask isn’t a consideration while trying to reduce the spread of this virus but asking being better than ordering makes me wonder.