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COVID-19: Disaster Management Act provisions revoked after 2 yrs, wearing
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): After two years, the Government of India revoked provisions of the Disaster Management Act for COVID containment measures, as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
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Italy to scrap mandatory outdoor masks on Friday: Health Undersecretary
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): 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 Undersecretary Andrea Costa.
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Mixed response to DDMA exempting solo car drivers from wearing face masks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Car owners in the national capital have welcomed the recent DDMA decision to exempt solo drivers from being penalised for not wearing face masks.
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UK public becoming less worried about COVID-19 pandemic: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): People in the UK are becoming less worried about the COVID-19 pandemic following the government's decision to lift most coronavirus restrictions, including mandatory face masks and COVID-19 passes, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday
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Tonnes of used face masks to be turned into energy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 27 (ANI): Researchers from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" (NUST "MISiS") - along with colleagues from the US and Mexico - have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste.
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Study examines mask-wearing experiences of adult asthma patients
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chicago [US], January 21 (ANI): A new study found an association between poorer asthma control and higher MES (more symptoms while wearing a mask) in adult asthma patients.
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UK PM Johnson rolling back COVID-19 measures including mandatory face mask
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 20 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (local time) announced the end of COVID-19 measures including mandatory face masks in England.
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Study finds face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in hal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Florida [US], January 13 (ANI): 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.
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Study finds N95 respirators can be safely decontaminated up to 25 times
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Boston [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study reported that a common type of N95 respirator reprocessed with VHP maintained its function and effectiveness through 25 cycles of re-use.
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Midnight mass held at Goa church following COVID-19 protocols
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 25 (ANI): As the festivities for Christmas began, several people arrived at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Goa's Panaji to attend the ceremonial midnight mass to offer prayers on the occasion wearing face masks and following social distancin
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Most effective face-mask practices to reduce spread of infection of COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Arlington [US], December 16 (ANI): A new study has provided guidance for increasing the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious pathogens including SARS-CoV-2.
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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