Vallance was asked whether the UK would have fared worse if it had followed WHO advice – such as mass testing in February – rather than its own bespoke advice.
“Our advice on face masks was in April,” he added. “We said face masks are of marginal positive value when used in enclosed spaces where you can’t keep two metres distance, which essentially is the advice that WHO have come out with.”
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