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Rishi Sunak criticised for wearing mask that 'acts like a jet’ - experts warn why it’s worse than not wearing one
Rishi Sunak has received a barrage of criticism for wearing a face mask that has been described as ‘worse than not wearing one’.The Chancellor has been pictured wearing the mask for a second day despite warnings from doctors and professors that valved masks ‘act like jets’ that can ‘create a plume of infection’.Mr Sunak first posted a photo of himself leaving a Pret A Manger store in the mask to Twitter on Wednesday.The post has received a flood of responses calling for him to not wear it, including from Oxford University Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, who shared: “Not that one Rishi. One without a valve.
