Campaign on Face Coverings

Taoiseach, Minister for Health, Minister for Transport and CEO of the

National Transport Authority launch campaign on Face Coverings

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD,

Minister for Transport Shane Ross and Anne Graham, CEO of the

National Transport Authority (NTA) have today launched a campaign on

face coverings. Face coverings are recommended in situations where

social distancing is not possible, for example in shops and on busy

public transport, or if you are meeting someone who is vulnerable to

the virus, for example people who are cocooning. Wearing cloth face

coverings may help prevent people who do not know they have the

virus from spreading it to others. Wearing of face coverings is

recommended in the following circumstances:

• when staying 2 metres apart from people is difficult - for

example, in shops, shopping centres or public transport

• by people visiting the homes of those who are cocooning

• by people who are being visited in their homes by those who

are cocooning