From 24 July, the UK government has made it compulsory for people to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets in England.
The mask, which must cover your mouth and nose at all times, will also need to be used on public transport.
Following this announcement, nearly 30,000 of you voted in a LADbible poll asking whether this was the correct decision - and we found that 75 percent of people believe this is the case.
People caught doing the wrong thing will be fined £100, which will be reduced to £50 if they pay within 14 days.
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Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, also said that shops can refuse people entry if they don't have a mask on and can call the police if it's deemed necessary.
LADbible then asked whether people will be complying with the rules when 24 July arrives. From 14,700 votes, 87.3 percent of people said they would follow the guidelines.
Taking to Twitter, one person said: "This should have been compulsory a lot earlier if you ask me. This pandemic would have ended a lot earlier if it wasn't for the 'oh these guidelines will take place 2 weeks from today' approach the government has had."
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Another added: "If it stops us from going back into the lockdown we have just come out of after months, then of course I will. I already do anyway when in large built up places."
A third person commented: "Like I obey other laws. Sure I wanna drive at 100mph. I even do sometimes. But I accept it comes with a ban, a fine, social disapproval. People need to be realistic - it won't be forever."
However, not everyone is impressed by the change, with one person replying: "F**k the masks they can jog on I ain't wearing one I don't wear one on public transport when I use it and I ain't wearing one in a shop either."
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