{"id":15825,"date":"2020-08-03T10:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=15825"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:58:07","slug":"did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/health\/did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Did face coverings\/masks become \u201cmandatory\u201d in shops and indoor public spaces in Northern Ireland on 1 August 2020?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The wearing of face coverings\/masks is currently being \u201cencouraged\u201d in a number of indoor settings. The NI Executive is due to review this approach on 20 August 2020 and may then implement the power to make it mandatory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n