The most common ways we are wearing masks incorrectly
October 3, 2020
The Guardian ran a tongue-in-cheek article this week about the many ways people are 'mis-wearing' masks. Do you recognise yourself in any of the fo...
KN95 is the most virus-proof of all masks
September 9, 2020
Val Edwards-Jones, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology at Manchester Metropolitan University was asked by the Daily Mail to track the gr...
Government announces mandatory use of face masks in English schools
August 26, 2020
The WHO issued new guidance on 21 August, saying "children aged 12 and over should wear a mask under the same conditions as adults, in particular ...
Angela Merkel wears a KN95
July 21, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wore a KN95 face mask at yesterday's EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 20, 2020.
The chancellor’s popularity ha...
Uber introduces 'No Mask, No Ride' policy
July 18, 2020
The ride-hailing company, Uber, has announced a ‘No Mask, No Ride’ policy for drivers and their passengers.
All passengers are now required to we...
Face masks must be worn in shops from July 24, the Government will announce today
July 14, 2020
Face masks will become mandatory in shops across England, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, is due to announce today.
Enforcement, which will in...
Clinical microbiologist shows stark visual evidence of effectiveness of masks
July 7, 2020
Clinical microbiologist Rich Davis has conducted some simple but very persuasive experiments by talking, singing, coughing and sneezing in to agar ...
Refusal to wear a mask should be as taboo as drink-driving, says Royal Society chief
July 7, 2020
Venki Ramakrishnan, president of the UK's independent scientific academy, the Royal Society, has said that refusing to wear masks in public should ...
How Hong Kong has had only FIVE Covid deaths - an expat's story
June 22, 2020
My name is Judith, and I'm a Brit living and working here in Hong Kong.
We have had 1162 cases to date. Just five poor people have lost their live...
Masks in shops 'must be compulsory', London mayor says
June 19, 2020
Sadiq Khan is pushing for face coverings to be made mandatory in shops and confined public spaces, and has written to the prime minister to say th...
Study predicts vastly reduced disease spread if even only half of Brits wore masks
June 17, 2020
The results of two mathematical modelling studies by the universities of Cambridge and Greenwich show that public use of face masks can lead to vas...
We are all participants in the only possible conclusive trial of masks
June 16, 2020
The only evidence we’ll have for the impact of face masks will only ever come from natural experiments, as we all start to wear masks in public.
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