Beard Liberation Front
Press Release
11th May
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Liberation Front says cloth face masks can be safely worn with beards
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has urged its supporters to follow new Government guidelines to wear cloth face masks on public transport and in other confined spaces where social distance cannot be kept when outside.
The campaigners have previously agreed that, aside from religious and cultural reasons, medical face masks worn in care and hospital settings may require the temporary shaving of the beard.
However the BLF says that the cloth face mask does not serve the same purpose. Rather it is designed to capture any coughs or sneezes, perhaps particularly significant as the hay-fever season gets underway.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, I wear a cloth mask myself in appropriate settings. Whether to cover the whole beard depends on personal preference and indeed beard length, but clearly the mouth and nose should be covered. It is a sensible thing to do and as much as anything a matter of social solidarity.
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