Shoppers in High Wycombe have overwhelmingly complied to wear masks in shops as the Government reinstated the rule this week.
We visited four supermarkets - Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda - in High Wycombe to see how many people were wearings masks.
At each, we spent ten minutes counting people leaving and noting whether they were wearing a mask or not.
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In Tesco, the majority of people were wearing a mask but there were still a handful of shoppers mask-less.
In total, 101 people left the shop.
Around 20% were not wearing masks as 81 shoppers did and 20 not.
There were a number of people who were not wearing as they said they were exempt due to medical reasons.
However, there were also shoppers who simply said they forgot to bring maks out with them.
At Asda, 15 were mask-less out of 86 meaning roughly 17% of people were not wearing masks.
Out of 72 people, 61 wore masks and 11 did not at Morrisons which means that over 84% of shoppers were fully masked.
At Sainbury's only 7 didn't use a masks out of 100 shoppers meaning 93% opted to wear one.
All supermarkets had signs asking customers to wear masks, however, there was no staff on the doors checking shoppers.
A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police, said: “Thames Valley Police will support businesses and transport providers following the change in the law around the requirement for the public to wear face coverings, unless they are exempt, in shops and on public transport.
“Our officers will continue to engage, explain and encourage people to comply with the regulations around face coverings in order to stop the spread of Covid 19, with enforcement an option for those who do not adhere to the new laws.
“We will continue to respond to incidents where individuals are violent or abusive towards staff or members of the public.”
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