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Covid situation under control, schools and public advised caution: Karnata
Updated : 12 months ago IST
With COVID-19 cases on the rise in the state, doctors and health workers have been instructed to wear masks. There is no reason for the public to panic, as the government has taken all necessary precautionary measures, said Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil.
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Wearing face masks should be mandatory in public places: Health expert
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Dr Sandeep Nayar, Pulmonologist, HOD, BLK Hospital said that masks should be made mandatory in crowded places.
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Haryana Govt makes wearing face masks mandatory in public places
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"It has decided that wearing of face mask by the general public at all the public places, where there is a gathering of more than 100 people, government offices, malls, etc. is mandatory", reads the statement.
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COVID-19: Masks may become mandatory if spike continues in Maharashtra
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the use of face masks will have to be made mandatory if the spike continues.
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US extends travel mask mandate until May 3: CDC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday that it is extending its COVID-19 mask mandate for public transportation and airplanes until May 3.
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Pakistan: Amid surge in COVID cases, Sindh announces pay cuts for govt emp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 17 (ANI): Sindh on Sunday announced pay cuts for government employees who refuse to wear a mask.
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Trusting societies more successful at reducing COVID-19 cases, deaths: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Exeter [UK], January 7 (ANI): According to a new study, countries, where people have more trust in each other, have been more successful in bringing down waves of coronavirus cases and deaths.
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Wearing masks on streets to become mandatory in Spain again
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 23 (ANI/ Sputnik): The wearing of masks on the streets will again become mandatory in Spain, the government said.
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New study associates mask laws to reduction of COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): A study of the impact of national face mask laws on COVID-19 mortality in 44 countries with a combined population of nearly one billion people found that, over time, the increase in COVID-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries that imposed
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Global scenario on Omicron very disturbing; must follow COVID-appropriate
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Amid scares of COVID-19 resurge due to Omicron variant, Member, Health, NITI Aayog, Dr VK Paul on Friday warned Indians and said that wearing masks and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour are a must to avoid a surge in Covid cases similar to that durin
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country and said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against it as the global scene of the Omicron variant of COVID-1
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COVID-19: Study finds out two metres distancing not enough without masks
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], October 7 (ANI): According to researchers from Quebec, Illinois, and Texas, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two metres physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks.
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