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Pressure mounts to force coronavirus-hit London to wear facemasks

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The Mayor of London has said he believes the public should be wearing facemasks when they leave the house - just hours after the government's top science advisor told journalists their effectiveness was minimal.

Sadiq Khan said he had asked the UK government to encourage people to wear face coverings, but that they hadn't changed the advice.

Speaking on BBC London Mayor Khan said: "I’m hopeful that the advice from the scientists will change. "The evidence around the world is that this is effective.

I am lobbying our government and our advisers to change their advice and I want us to do that sooner rather than later". Face  coverings - like cloth masks - are different from the medical equipment required by the NHS as PPE and so would not

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