In the post-facemask era some people are still clinging to them

AS facemasks are gradually phased out – now necessary only in Spain’s health and social care centres – South Korean researchers discovered that some people are still reluctant to discard them.

As well as the ultra-cautious who fear Covid, they found that people who saw themselves as unattractive preferred to continue masking up.

“We saw that self-perceived attractiveness has significant effects on mask-wearing intentions in the post-pandemic era,” the Seoul National University investigators concluded after quizzing Americans with three different questionnaires.

Their findings suggested that mask-wearing could sometimes shift from a Covid self-protection measure to a belief that face-coverings could actually enhance looks.

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