UK Supermarkets Ask Shoppers To Keep Wearing Masks

UK Supermarkets Ask Shoppers To Keep Wearing Masks
A woman wearing a mask pushes a shopping cart at a Tesco supermarket in Hatfield, United Kingdom, on Oct. 6, 2020. Peter Cziborra/Reuters
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LONDON—Britain’s biggest supermarket groups will encourage staff and customers to keep wearing face coverings from Monday despite new rules making it a matter of personal choice.

The government is removing most pandemic restrictions from July 19 in England, saying a rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has largely broken the link between infections and serious illness or death.