Don’t wait until it’s too late to bring back mask wearing and social distancing

Commenting on the government’s winter coronavirus plan outlined by health secretary Sajid Javid today (Tuesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:  
“Making mask wearing optional back in the summer was a mistake. The government was too hasty to scrap this and other sensible safety precautions like social distancing.
“Health workers are having to cope with the backlog and rising Covid hospital admissions. Their struggle is&nb