Austria is preparing to join neighbouring states in turning to mask wearing as a further weapon to fight the coronavirus. — Julianna Nazarevska/Stock.com pic via AFP
One chain said it was “taken unawares” by the government’s announcement while others have raised concerns over the cost of the new measure and possible supply problems.Nonetheless, some Austrians have taken to the new rule with gusto. “My head is too big for this mask! It is too small for my muzzle,” he exclaimed during one appearance on Monday.
“Citizens can be without clothes in places where this is allowed, but they must have their mouths covered,” police spokeswoman Marketa Janovska told the Police Weekly newspaper.Adherence to mask wearing is also being rigorously enforced elsewhere in the region. There was the additional consideration of how this would impact on Austrians’ normal variety of “insults, nagging and grouching,” the piece added.
In Hong Kong and elsewhere in the region, face masks became “everyday objects... playful, personalised — it’s like any other accessory,” according to Lynteris.
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