After the Covid-19 pandemic, some places are banning face masks for staff

Some In-and-Out Burger fast-food outlets are banning their employees from wearing face masks. — AFP

FACE masks are synonymous with the lockdowns, constraints and restrictions that prevented us from living normally during the Covid-19 pandemic. While in some parts of the world, such as Japan, face masks are a part of everyday life, in the United States, In-N-Out Burger sees them as a barrier to first-rate customer service.

Early last May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared the Covid-19 pandemic over. The news marked the end of three years of anguish, isolation and fear of too-close contact.