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'Wear a mask if you care', task force says as WHO warns of aerosol transmission

National 5 years ago

'Wear a mask if you care', task force says as WHO warns of aerosol transmission

Transmission potential is higher in colder rooms because the virus tends to be more stable at low temperatures, experts have said.

US sets one-day record with more than 60,500 COVID cases, Americans divided

World 5 years ago

US sets one-day record with more than 60,500 COVID cases, Americans divided

More than 60,500 new COVID-19 infections were reported across the United States on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a one-day record as weary Americans were told to take new precautions and the pandemic becomes increasingly politicized.

Face masks and fist bumps: Singapore's pandemic poll

SE Asia 5 years ago

Face masks and fist bumps: Singapore's pandemic poll

Face masks at polling stations, rallies banned and candidates greeting voters with fist bumps: Singapore holds a general election on Friday even as it recovers from a major coronavirus outbreak.

White House says masks encouraged as precaution at next Trump rally

World 5 years ago

White House says masks encouraged as precaution at next Trump rally

Donald Trump's re-election campaign made the decision to "strongly encourage" masks at the Republican president's next rally as a precautionary measure, the White House chief of staff said on Monday.

Texas governor Abbott orders wearing of masks in effort to avoid lockdown

World 5 years ago

Texas governor Abbott orders wearing of masks in effort to avoid lockdown

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday decreed that face masks must be worn in all counties with over 20 coronavirus cases, billing the measure as a requirement to avoid another economic shutdown.

High-flying facemasks arrive at Mexican hospitals by drone

Science & Tech 5 years ago

High-flying facemasks arrive at Mexican hospitals by drone

To eliminate the risk of contagious human beings, a Mexican company has launched a drone delivery service to get clean medical supplies to hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

Goldman Sachs: Mask mandate could save US economic recovery

Business 5 years ago

Goldman Sachs: Mask mandate could save US economic recovery

Based on COVID-19 trends in 125 countries, the report estimated that coronavirus cases grew by 17.3 percent per week without a mask mandate, but only 7.3 percent with a mask mandate.

Bulgarian PM to be fined for not wearing face mask in church

World 5 years ago

Bulgarian PM to be fined for not wearing face mask in church

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will be fined 300 levs ($174) for violating an order to wear a protective face mask during a visit to a church on Tuesday, the health ministry said.

Paris throws off mask to party like the virus never was

World 5 years ago

Paris throws off mask to party like the virus never was

Social distancing and face masks were largely forgotten as thousands of French people danced and partied well into Monday in the first big blow out since the coronavirus lockdown.

Chinese firm sued by US over 'fake' masks not certified: Official

World 5 years ago

Chinese firm sued by US over 'fake' masks not certified: Official

A Chinese company sued for selling nearly half a million fake and substandard N95 respirators to US buyers in April is not a certified maker of medical masks, Chinese authorities said on Monday.

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