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Government criticised for taking months to make face coverings mandatory on public transport

PASSENGERS in England will be required to cover their faces on public transport from June 15 to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, the government announced today.

The move was welcomed by transport unions RMT, TSSA and Aslef, but Labour questioned why it had taken months for ministers to act.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told the daily Downing Street press conference that face masks, scarves or visors will be mandatory on buses, trains, tubes and trams. 

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