Scotland face coverings: Poll finds 75% of people in Scotland wear face coverings

Just 43% of Welsh respondents said they had worn a covering or mask in the last two weeks, and 65% in England.

Wales is the only country in Britain where face coverings are not required to be worn in shops to help prevent Covid-19 transmissions, but like in the rest of the UK they are mandatory on public transport.

First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he would not mandate the use of three-layered face coverings in public places like shops because the country had the two-metre social distance requirement written into its regulations.

But he said that could change depending on the state of the virus in Wales in future, while claiming businesses could request customers wear the coverings anyway.

In response to the poll, Andrew RT Davies, the Welsh Conservatives' shadow minister for health, urged requiring more people to use face coverings to avoid a resurgence of the virus.

He said: "Welsh Conservatives have always believed in being ahead of the curve when it comes to the Covid virus.