will be very clear on things like mask wearing. there is an expectation of people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places, on public transport, so rather than governed by diktat, what we are saying is we move to step four cautiously. in wales, scotland and northern ireland wearing a mask will still be law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary would be a mistake. as we have said all the way through this crisis, people who need to go home and self isolate need if they are on low income to be financially supported to do that. it comes as cases are rising across much of the country. there are signs that football has led to a spike among young men, though in scotland that trend has started to reverse. ministers have said 100,000 a day could be soon be testing positive.
masks in many indoor spaces and on public transport after covid restrictions in england are lifted. the prime minister is due to confirm tomorrow whether most of the rules will end on the 19th ofjuly, including the legal requirement to wear masks. here s our health correspondent, jim reed. it s one of the most visible signs of the pandemic. injust over the week, the legal requirement to wear a mask in england is set to end. speaking earlier, though, the vaccines minister said there would still be an expectation to mask up in some cases. the guidelines will be very clear on things like mask wearing. there is an expectation for people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places, on public transport. so rather than governed by diktat, what we re saying is we move to step four cautiously. in wales, scotland and northern ireland, wearing a mask will still be law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary
law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary would be a mistake. we think more could be done to make sure that public spaces are properly ventilated. and as we ve said all the way through this crisis, people who do need to go home to self isolate need, if they re on low incomes, to be financially supported to do that. it comes as infections are rising across much of the country. more people are mixing, and there are signs the football has led to a spike among young men. though in scotland, that trend has started to reverse. do you have - a registration card? across the uk, ministers have said 100,000 a day could soon be testing positive. vaccines will keep the vast majority out of hospital, but some are warning there could still be disruption to the nhs. so the actual numbers in hospital would still be well below the second wave peak, even if we did hit that 100,000 a day.
the government says people will still be expected to wear masks in many indoor spaces and on public transport after covid restrictions in england are lifted. the prime minister is due to confirm on monday whether most of the rules will end on the 19th ofjuly, including the legal requirement to wear masks. here s our health correspondentjim reed. it s one of the most visible signs of the pandemic. injust over the week, the legal requirement to wear a mask in england is set to end. speaking earlier, though, the vaccines minister said there would still be an expectation to mask up in some cases. the guidelines will be very clear on things like mask wearing. there s an expectation of people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places, on public transport. so rather than governed by diktat, what we re saying is we move to step four cautiously. in wales, scotland and northern ireland, wearing a mask will still be law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary
on public transport. so, rather than governed by diktat, what we re saying is we move to step four cautiously. in wales, scotland and northern ireland, wearing a mask will still be law for the time being. in england, laboursaid making the rule voluntary would be a mistake. we think more could be done to make sure that public spaces are properly ventilated. and as we ve said all the way through this crisis, people who do need to go home to self isolate need, if they re on low incomes, to be financially supported. it comes as infections are rising across much of the country. more people are mixing and there are signs the football has led to a spike among young men. though in scotland, that trend has started to reverse. do you have a registration card? across the uk, ministers have said 100,000 a day could soon be testing positive. vaccines will keep the vast majority out of hospital,