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Step by step Taliban is obliterating women's rights: UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Step by step Taliban is obliterating Afghan women's human rights, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett said a day after the Taliban issued the latest edict on mandatory face coverings compounding restrictions on education, movement, employment and public li
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Double masking can be potent to protect people from COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer's nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
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Switzerland referendum: People vote to ban full face coverings in public p
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): Switzerland on Sunday (local time) narrowly voted in favour of banning full facial coverings including the niqab and burqa in almost all public places. As many as 51.21 per cent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal in the referendum.
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Covering faces around kids would not help mask emotions: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): The proliferation of face coverings in order to keep a check on Covid-19, isn't keeping children from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study.
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Study reveals, covering faces around kids would not help mask emotions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): According to a new study, the proliferation of face coverings in order to keep a check on Covid-19, isn't keeping children from understanding facial expressions.
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UK PM okays wearing masks in school corridors, not in classrooms
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that it is okay to make pupils and staff wear masks in school corridors but not in classrooms, after the government abandoned its advice that children should not wear face coverings in England's secondary
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Protesters rally in Brussels against mandatory mask use
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): People angry at the Brussels authorities for mandating the use of face coverings in all public places to fight the COVID-19 pandemic gathered in the Belgian capital on Sunday to protest the new rules.
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Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of se
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], July 27 (ANI): The existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security, and is unlikely to increase the risk of infection through wearers foregoing other behaviours such as good hand hygien
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German state bans burqas, face veils in schools
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 23 (ANI): The western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday banned full-face coverings, often known as burqa or niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in a free society.
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IATA outlines layered approach for airline industry re-start
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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IATA extends support to face-covering during flights, recommends against l
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 06 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) came out in support of face coverings for passengers and masks for the crew to "add extra layers of protection" while onboard aircraft. The association, however, said it does not recommend airliners to re
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Governor Cuomo mandates New Yorkers to wear masks in public
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday said he will sign an executive order making it mandatory for people to wear masks or face coverings in public whenever social distancing was not possible.
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