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Struggling US manufacturers switch production lines to face masks
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 6 (ANI): With about half of US states requiring that masks be worn in public and most large retailers and grocery stores mandating them in their stores, masks are not just helping keep coronavirus at bay but also providing a financial lifeline to many small businesses t
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Social distancing, wearing masks is 'maryada' at present, says PM at Ram t
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday recalled the significance of the path of 'maryada' associated with Lord Ram in the backdrop of the situation created by COVID-19 and emphasised the importance of social distancing and wearing face mask
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BSF jawans celebrate Rakhi with locals, receive face masks in Jammu
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 2 (ANI): On the eve of Raksha Bandhan, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed at the India-Pakistan international border near Ranbir Singh Pura in Jammu in celebrated the occasion with the locals on Sunday. Locals tied rakhis and gave the
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Existing evidence suggests face masks do not lead to false sense of securi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], August 1 (ANI): A new study based on existing evidence suggests that wearing face masks 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 hygiene.
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With less crowd, more restrictions Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage amid COVI
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 30 (ANI): With face masks, sanitisers, less crowd and social distancing, this year Hajj pilgrimage is different owing to coronavirus pandemic.
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Six COVID-19 patients booked for not wearing masks in Maharashtra isolatio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI): Six COVID-19 patients were booked here on Monday after a video of the patients playing football without wearing face masks went viral.
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Can't fly without face masks, say US airlines
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 25 (ANI): Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, US airlines have announced that passengers refusing to wear face masks will not be allowed to board planes. The rules have been announced by American, Delta, Southwest and United Airlines.
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Patna GPO sells sanitisers, masks
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 24 (ANI): The Patna General Post Office (GPO) has set up a counter selling hand sanitisers, face masks, and immunity boosters to tackle COVID-19.
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Kashmiri youth avail PMEGP scheme to create new opportunities, contribute
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 23 (ANI): Zahoor Ahmad is a busy man, but feels 'fulfilled.' As Covid-19 crisis gripped the Kashmir Valley, his garment-manufacturing unit, nestled in South Kashmir's Pulwama, manufactured thousands of face masks for the people of the region.
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Trump tweets image of himself wearing mask and calls it 'patriotic'
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday took to social media to post an image of himself wearing a face mask and indirectly called the act "patriotic" -- a clear pivot away from his earlier reluctance to wear a facial covering in public.
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US scientists re-emphasize on using face masks as COVID-19 cases surge
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 20 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in number of coronavirus cases and deaths globally, the scientists have time and again reiterated the necessity of wearing a mask.
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Hong Kong mandates face masks in indoor public places as COVID-19 cases su
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday announced that all citizens will have to wear masks in indoor public places.
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