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Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask-wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers. When officials in Bangladesh announced a legal requirement for masks to be worn outside the home, there was an associated rise in the number of journeys people made, not only to go to work but to visit shops, parks, transport hubs, and recreation centers – and a drop in the number of time people stayed at home. That increased mobility was linked with a rise in COVID-19 cases, with the researchers noting: “...daily mobility had a statistically significant association on daily new cases.”