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29.12.2020 / 14:20
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Face masks 'should be worn outdoors' to stop new coronavirus strain spreading
coronavirus, experts claim.They say the extra precaution could help reduce infections amid a UK rise in Covid-19 cases.Professor Mike Griffin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, said it could help stop the NHS becoming overwhelmed, the Daily Record reports.He is among top medics in Scotland who are backing the call for maximum precautions following the relaxation of household mixing rules on Christmas Day.Prof Griffin said the new variant of Covid, which was first spotted in Kent, had "changed" their thinking on all of this.He added: "It would be crazy not to take every possible opportunity of minimising transmission during January."Masks have been shown to be efficacious in preventing spread and therefore it should not