In Pics! Man walks down London Street wearing 'Nothing' but a 'Mask'

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China (1). Within a few weeks, the virus had spread rapidly throughout China and within 1 month to several other countries.

Many countries around the world went into lockdown to curb the spread of the infection. But the lockdown has severely impacted the global economy .

As the challenges facing the economy grew, many countries relaxed the lockdown restrictions and took steps to streamline day-to-day operations with some rules. This mainly includes social distance, use of face mask.

Countries around the world and their systems are working to ensure that the rules are strictly followed to prevent the spread of corona.

A man strolled down central London's most popular shopping street on Friday (July 24) with only a mask to cover his nudity, leaving passerbys astounded, amused and shocked.

A man wearing a face mask to cover his genitals is seen walking along Oxford Street in London.

As the man walked nonchalantly along Oxford Street, naked except for the light blue face mask over his groin, some took pictures on their phones while others simply stared

It was unclear what prompted the stunt but masks became compulsory on Friday in English shops.

A Reuters photographer caught a picture of the man from an office above the street.