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White House keeps encouraging masks in schools: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): The White House maintained its adherence to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance encouraging mask usage in schools Monday (local time) as some states take steps toward lifting mask mandates in the classroom, CNN reported.
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Washington DC mayor restores mask mandate indoors
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Thursday (local time) that mask mandates are once again in effect indoors in the United States' capital for everyone over the age of two - regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.
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California's Los Angeles county reimposes indoor mask mandate
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Los Angeles County's health department said it has reimposed an indoor mask mandate regardless of individuals' vaccination status.
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Israel reimposes indoor mask requirement as COVID cases surge
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 26 (ANI): As Israel reported a surge in COVID-19 cases, the authorities have reimposed an indoor mask requirement, with a top health official warning the spread of the coronavirus was accelerating.
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Governor Abbott issues order prohibiting mask mandates across Texas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting cities, school districts and other entities across the state from enforcing a mask mandate, the governor's office said on Tuesday.
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Schools in US under pressure to reopen for in-person learning
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 17, (ANI): Schools in United States are under pressure to open in-person learning given the authorization of a vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 and new federal guidance that vaccinated people do not need to wear face masks indoors or outdoors.
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Judge allows US city of Austin to defy Texas order to lift mask mandate
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Judge Lora Livingston has allowed the Texas city of Austin to defy Governor Greg Abbott's order that terminated the statewide mask mandate, Mayor Steve Adler said in a statement.
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Biden calls Texas, Mississippi's decision to relax COVID-19 restrictions a
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) called Texas and Mississippi's decision to lift the mask mandate as "Neanderthal thinking".
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Lil Pump speaks out after JetBlue Airways ban; denies coronavirus exists
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): American rapper Lil Pump recently spoke out about mask mandates related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Scientists develop simple approach to visually evaluate mask effectiveness
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): Using inexpensive and widely available tools, scientists have developed a simple approach to visually evaluate how effectively different types of masks prevent the spread of droplets that could contain SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, according to a new study.
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Nationwide mask mandate instead of lockdown could save 5 pc of GDP in US:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 1 (ANI): As the United States is reeling from the financial impact of coronavirus pandemic leading to uncertainty, economists have suggested that a more painful shutdown could be averted if the country implements a nationwide mask mandate and could save the five per
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