But our mask mandate isn’t specific. The Government website still says face coverings can be ‘made of a material that you find comfortable and breathable, such as cotton’.

FFP2 masks are more expensive – roughly £1 per mask, versus 50p per surgical mask.

But since we’re all talking about the economic impact of people catching Covid and having to isolate, perhaps policymakers and businesses need to bite the bullet and give us masks that will really help remedy the problem.

It comes down to this: if we’re going to wear masks, can we at least have ones that really work? Ones that not only stop us giving someone Covid, but prevent us from getting it too.