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Face Masks Set to Remain Compulsory on London Underground

Commuters board an underground train at Waterloo underground station in London on July 12. 

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Face masks will remain compulsory on the London Underground and buses -- despite the government lifting the legal requirement at a national level.

The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, said passengers will need to keep wearing face coverings in stations and during their journeys, unless they’re medically exempt.