The second big issue was that face masks were way down the list of priority actions NPHET wanted the public to embrace to stop the spread of the virus. Hand hygiene,
cough etiquette, and physical distancing were always the key actions.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2020/...
But Whitty struck a more cautious tone on Wednesday, saying measures including handwashing, “good
cough etiquette”, the use of face coverings and the 2 metre rule were “going to carry on really for as long as this epidemic continues”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/engl...
With the help of countless charts, multiple memes and daily briefings, we're all (hopefully) becoming experts on
coughing and sneezing etiquette (into your elbow like Batman, or even better, into a disposable tissue)...
https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0326/1126...