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Fear of jail makes Indore residents wear face masks
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): The number of people roaming around without face masks has decreased after the Indore district administration set up a temporary jail to confine those who violate Covid-19 protocols, police said on Saturday.
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Puducherry LG flags off mobile unit to generate awareness about COVID-19
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Puducherry [India], March 21 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday flagged off a mobile unit of the health department in neighbouring Muthialpet to generate awareness about steps to be taken to combat COVID-19.
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Home Secretary writes to states, lays stress on significance of COVID-appr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday wrote to all states and UTs and reiterated the significance of COVID-appropriate behaviour like wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing.
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Biden announces new actions to deliver masks to communities hit hard by CO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) announced new actions to deliver face masks to communities hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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Mumbai civic body collects total fine of Rs 28 lakh from people for not we
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday collected a total fine of Rs 28 lakhs from 14,000 people who were caught without face masks in public spaces.
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Since March last year, BMC collected over Rs 31 crore in fine from people
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected a total fine of Rs 31.79 crore between March 2020 to February 19 this year from 15.71 lakh people who were caught without face masks in public spaces.
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COVID-19: 4618 train passengers in Mumbai fined for not wearing masks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Mumbai Division of Railways and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have fined 4618 train passengers between February 1 to 14 for not wearing face masks, a mandatory health protocol to be followed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Disposable face masks can be recycled to make roads to tackle COVID-genera
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], February 2 (ANI): Researchers have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste.
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COVID-19: 512 train passengers in Mumbai fined for not wearing masks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 2 (ANI): The Mumbai Division of Railways and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have fined 512 train passengers for not wearing face masks, a mandatory health protocol to be followed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tejomaya launches range of handcrafted, natural skin-care products
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tejomaya has launched new skincare range, which celebrates luxury through exquisite craftsmanship and ethically-sourced ingredients. The new skincare line of products is entirely natural, vegan, handcrafted, sulphate-free, paraben-free
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Tool calculates risk of Covid-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated spaces:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): A recent report published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, show that social distancing measures alone do not provide adequate protection from the virus, and further emphasise the vital importance of ventilation and face masks in order to s
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Study on COVID-19 prevention and face masks
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): A new research has revealed that COVID-19 transmission can be substantially reduced by reducing infected aerosol and droplet emission in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals.
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