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Culture influences mask wearing, study finds
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): Countries and US states more predisposed to collectivist behaviour have more people following mask guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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People in collectivist cultures more likely to wear masks than those in in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): People in more collectivist cultures were more likely to wear masks than people in relatively individualistic cultures, new research has found.
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COVID-19: Bangladesh's Dhaka North City Corporation launches mass mask-wea
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 16 (ANI): The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has launched a mass-masking campaign in the area to inculcate the practice of wearing masks and reduce transmission of COVID-19.
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Covid-19: Outdoor mask-wearing no longer required in Israel after drop in
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 18 (ANI): Amid a drop in COVID-19 infection rates in Israel, the country's Health Ministry has cancelled the mandatory wearing of face masks in the open-air, starting Sunday.
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Mumbai deploys marshals to ensure people wear masks amid surge in COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI): As Mumbai is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases in the past few days and the current situation is "worrisome", the state government has deployed marshals to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing at public and religious places, said Mumb
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Ethiopia to start mask-wearing campaign on campus to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia will soon launch a mask-wearing campaign in schools nationwide amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ethiopia Ministry of Education said on Wednesday.
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Study on COVID-19 prevention and face masks
Updated : 5 years, 4 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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Study: Colleges can prevent 96 pc of COVID-19 infections with common measu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses--mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing--are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and
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Face masks and Covid-19 prevention
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (US), January 12 (ANI): Researchers reviewing evidence for the effectiveness of mask usage in preventing Covid-19 transmission, have found that in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals, can substantially red
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Researchers evaluate how masks disrupt facial perception
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beer-Sheva [Israel], December 21 (ANI): The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and York University in Canada reveals the impact of this predicame
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Biden says vaccine 'months away', practice COVID-19 norms to combat virus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 16 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday said that the country is still "months away" from the COVID-19 vaccine, adding that Americans need to continue to practice social-distancing and mask-wearing to combat the virus.
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Fine for not wearing mask raised to Rs 500 in Gujarat from Aug 1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 28 (ANI): In a bid to combat COVID-19 in Gujarat, the state government has increased the fine for not wearing a mask from Rs 200 to Rs 500.
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