Here we go again. It's the middle of summer and the leading opinion piece in the Guardian calls for the return of masks, mass-testing and quarantine in response to rising infections and hospitalisations.
The NHS dropped its national requirement for face masks in hospitals last month, yet many hospitals continue to insist on them. But why, when the Health & Safety Executive is clear that they do not provide protection?
Now that the virus has become endemic, it is time to move on. But it is not time to forget. For if we forget we are in danger of repeating this horrifying experiment.
Many NHS trusts have forgotten to pass on the news to their employees that patients are no longer required to wear face masks. A GP tells the Daily Sceptic it's time the NHS abandoned these mini comfort blankets.
The School Board members slipped their masks on as the session began, removed them halfway through for the photo, then left them off. Could it be they didn't really believe in the rules they'd imposed on their schools?
Business and current affairs magazine the Economist has suggested that instead of treating Covid like the flu, we should start treating the flu like Covid.
Wearing a face mask could cause hayfever-like symptoms such as sneezing and an itchy nose, doctors have said.
Many dental surgeries continue to be stuck in April 2020 with their excessive Covid rules and precautions. Navigating them as a sceptic can be tricky and require composure to remain calm at all times.
The NHS has now issued new central guidance on face masks, telling hospitals and other clinical settings to cease the requirement for staff, patients and visitors to wear a face mask in most settings.
While there is little sign as yet of NHS hospitals dropping their mask rules, at least one private hospital has returned to mask-free normality. Will the NHS follow?
