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Government announces mandatory use of face masks in English schools
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 ...
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Angela Merkel wears a KN95
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...
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Uber introduces 'No Mask, No Ride' policy
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...
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Face masks must be worn in shops from July 24, the Government will announce today
Face masks will become mandatory in shops across England, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, is due to announce today.
Enforcement, which will in...
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Clinical microbiologist shows stark visual evidence of effectiveness of masks
Clinical microbiologist Rich Davis has conducted some simple but very persuasive experiments by talking, singing, coughing and sneezing in to agar ...
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Refusal to wear a mask should be as taboo as drink-driving, says Royal Society chief
Venki Ramakrishnan, president of the UK's independent scientific academy, the Royal Society, has said that refusing to wear masks in public should ...
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How Hong Kong has had only FIVE Covid deaths - an expat's story
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...
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Masks in shops 'must be compulsory', London mayor says
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...
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Study predicts vastly reduced disease spread if even only half of Brits wore masks
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...
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We are all participants in the only possible conclusive trial of masks
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.
L...
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New German study finds face masks can reduce Covid transmission rates by 40%
A German study has found that use of facemasks in shops and public transport can slash the spread of Coronavirus by 40%
Scientists from Johannes Gu...
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WHO changes advice on public mask wearing - it will help!
From the BBC:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public where social distanci...
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