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05 Jun 2020

Free face masks on London buses

Passengers using public transport in the capital are to receive free face coverings.

Volunteers from Transport for London (TfL) and the Greater London Authority will distribute masks from Monday 8th June.

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Volunteers will hand out masks from next week

TfL said it would hand out more than a million masks at the bus and tube stations with the highest number of customers during lockdown.

Wearing non-surgical masks will be compulsory on public transport in England from Monday 15th June.

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