Masks
- Bangalore
Covid fear: Masks made mandatory in Karnataka, new guidelines released
Belagavi: The Karnataka government on Monday made wearing of masks in public places compulsory as a preventive method to tackle the evolving Covid situation in the state. It also has also released…
- India
Wearing masks not mandatory anymore in flights in India
New Delhi: Keeping in view the declining cases of COVID-19 in the country, the government on Wednesday removed mandatory requirement to wear masks on flights. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that…
- India
Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places
New Delhi: In the wake of a sudden surge of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has made wearing of masks in public places mandatory and a fine of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Health dept on alert as Covid cases cross 800-mark
Bengaluru, June 24 (IANS) The Karnataka Health Department is on an alert after the Covid cases in the state breached 800-mark in the last 24 hours. The state reported 858 new Covid…
- Telangana
Telangana: Wearing masks in public mandatory, clarifies DPH Srinivas Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana director of public health, Dr G Srinivas Rao, said that going by serological surveys conducted in Telangana, the state is unlikely to witness a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
- World
Italy to scrap mandatory outdoor masks on Friday: Health Undersecretary
Rome: Italy will abolish the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors on Friday as the country continues to register a gradual decrease in the daily number of COVID-19 cases, said Italian Health…
- Health
Cloth masks are useless, say US health experts
New Delhi: Prominent public health officials in the US have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as the Omicron variant is rapidly…
- Health
Study finds face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in half
Florida: A study has found that face masks reduce the distance airborne pathogens could travel, when speaking or coughing, by more than half compared to not wearing a mask. The research has…
- Health
Omicron: How to prevent infection?
New Delhi: Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as…
- India
Use high-quality N95 masks amid rise in Omicron cases: Experts
Amid the sharp rise of Omicron cases across the globe, medical experts suggest a “mask upgrade” and ditching cloth face masks for high-quality N95, KN95, and FFP2 masks that offer more protection…
- Technology
Apple testing new iPhone 13 face ID that works with masks, misty glasses: Report
Hyderabad: According to a source, Apple is now testing a new Face ID hardware for the iPhone 13 series that will operate with face masks and even misty glasses. The selfie camera is reported to be positioned differently in…
- World
Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside
Sydney: A lockdown in Australia’s largest city was extended through September and tougher measures to curb the coronavirus’s delta variant were imposed Friday, including a curfew and a mask mandate outdoors. New South…
- Offbeat
Flower, designer, Halloween-themed.. creative masks steal show!
Being under lockdown has given everyone a chance to try something different and people have used this opportunity to bring out their creativity and passion into something new every day. As masks…
- Technology
Google Meet adds fun filters and masks on iOS, Android
San Francisco: Google has rolled out an update for the video calling app, Meet, that could make personal calls more enjoyable. The Meet app for Android and iOS now has filters and masks…
- Health
Is it okay to wear N95, cloth masks during peak exercise?
New York: Desperate to hit the gym, but worried about working out with masks? Wearing masks, both N95 and cloth mask, while exercising is safe and effective, suggests a study. Wearing a mask…
