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Americas 1 year ago

US regulator orders Boeing inspections over oxygen mask issue

The airworthiness directive by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) comes into effect immediately and affects more than 2,600 US-registered airplanes.

Editorial 2 years ago

Healthy holidays

The Health Ministry has urged people to postpone traveling to countries currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, such as Singapore, Malaysia and China.

Editorial 2 years ago

Toward a healthier future

Improving vaccine distribution and education, boosting healthcare infrastructure, and addressing vaccine hesitancy are necessary to further contain the virus and protect all citizens.

Health 3 years ago

Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration

Thailand announced it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel as Covid-19 cases fall.

Society 3 years ago

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Govt drops mask rule as experts urge 'proceeding with caution'

Health experts are calling for the government to proceed with caution in easing the COVID-19 curbs while redoubling testing and tracing efforts to avoid a resurgence in cases.

Health 4 years ago

Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19

UNAM is calling the triple-layered antimicrobial facemask SakCu; Sak means silver in Mayan and Cu is the chemical symbol for copper.

Health 4 years ago

In highly vaccinated Singapore, masks may be last virus curb to go

Masks have been compulsory since April last year in Singapore, which has been among the most successful countries in containing coronavirus outbreaks, with only 46 deaths recorded.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Mask-free and 'low risk', Italy welcomes milestone

Italians were finally able to go outside without masks Monday after the whole country became a "low-risk" zone for coronavirus, a milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Duterte orders arrest of mask violators

Duterte issued the directive after a meeting with his Covid-19 task force -- where everyone except him can be seen wearing the mandatory face covering -- an official video released late Wednesday showed.

World 4 years ago

Biden slams 'Neanderthal' mask easing in US states

As US states Texas and Mississippi defy federal guidelines and ditch mask requirements, Biden told reporters at the White House that this is no time to relax, despite declining case counts. More than half a million Americans have died from the coronavirus, and the toll ticks upward daily.