Masquerade

Last week the government announced that it would be compulsory for those travelling on public transport to wear face coverings.
On Friday it was announced that it would be compulsory for hospital visitors and outpatients to wear face coverings.
During the weekend there were arguments that these new rules should logically also include people visiting their GP surgeries.
With the range of compulsory face-coverings expanding daily, I decided to begin making some from a pattern on the internet.
Today the stakes have been upped so that face coverings should now be triple layered.
Apparently, although these are compulsory, they are not mandatory.
WTF??
Should I continue making my double-layer masks or unpick them and begin again?
Who are these idiots masquerading as our leaders?