Mask wearing will be required on London's transport network even after the legal obligation to wear them in England is lifted on July 19.
Khan asked the body that oversees transport in the city to enforce mask wearing on the subways, buses and trams as a"condition of carriage," according to the Associated Press.
"What would have been far better is for the national rules to apply across the country, not just in London but across the country," he told theEarlier this week, British Prime Ministerconfirmed that most of England's coronavirus restrictions, including compulsory mask wearing in many indoor public settings, will end as part of the final stage of his road map out of the coronavirus lockdown.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Khan's decision was"very much in line" with what the British government, which sets public health policy for England, wanted to happen. The other nations of the U.K.—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—have not opted to ditch legal requirements on mask wearing in enclosed spaces.
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