Seeing this situation coming we had the foresight and wherewithall to make ourselves some masks. Not everybody is in that situation and it seems common sense to me to give people time to acquire something sensible to use as a face-covering before you make it mandatory to wear one. Even if I had a scarf I would not relish wearing one on a hot summer's day and tying a hankie around my head seems to me would be rather fiddly, so we opted for masks. I use the word "masks" in discussions because it's easier to type than "face-covering" and people know what I mean.
Doris and his gang have just killed the high street for good, but I'm sure the jobsworths at the shop doors will enjoy the new restrictions. Good luck to the police chasing the none wearers. :0))
I don't see the problem - just do it. We in Scotland already wear face masks when shopping - in fact you would be refused entry if you weren't wearing one. Some folk just like an argument.
Maggie - of course we'll just have to do it. Or not go shopping. We know that, but it is as TTT said earlier (and I've said a few times) the Government has cherry-picked what scientific advice to follow all through this pandemic. A few weeks down the road (after CUD - Cover Up Day) we'll b given new advice in that the wearing of masks is voluntary.
As for policing it, just heard that the Police Federation have said it will be nigh on impossible to do so.