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Child masking in early pandemic associated with reduced COVID-19 issues, f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Haven (Connecticut) [US], February 6 (ANI): A new study revealed that child care programs in the United States that practiced child masking early in the COVID-19 pandemic (May-June 2020) experienced a 13 per cent reduction in program closure within the following year, and continued child
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New York to impose mandatory masking or COVID vaccines for businesses
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill
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Study reveals masks, distancing worked to keep germs at bay
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): A Houston Methodist study showed a rapid return of seasonal respiratory viruses after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in Texas, demonstrating the effectiveness of masking, distancing and other precautionary measures at stopping the spread of many respir
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US: San Francisco to ease mask requirements for limited indoor settings
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
San Francisco [US], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): US San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Thursday that so long as the case and hospitalization rates remain stable or decline, indoor masking requirements will be lifted on October 15 in certain, limited settings.
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'Mask Up' urge Anil Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Karisma Kapoor
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31 (ANI): With Mumbai Police recently drawing the attention of the public to statistics revealing an increasing number of maskless people caught roaming about in the city, a number of Bollywood celebrities lent a hand to the cops to spread the message of
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CDC's announcement of masking vaccinated people is another step to defeat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has issued a statement following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking guidance and said it is another step to defeat COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Bangladesh's Dhaka North City Corporation launches mass mask-wea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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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Double masking can be potent to protect people from COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer's nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, EC on plea seeking compulsory masking du
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre and Election commission (EC) on a plea seeking direction to ensure that masks are worn during rallies and campaigns during the ongoing Assembly elections to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Delhi HC issues notice to respondents on plea seeking direction to UOI to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to respondents on a plea seeking direction to UOI to debar such campaigners and candidates from campaigning in the upcoming assembly elections "either permanently or for a stipulated, sufficiently long, period",
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Study reveals COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distanci
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): In-school COVID-19 transmission is rare - even among close school contacts of those who test positive for the virus - when schools heed public health precautions such as mandatory masking, social distancing and frequent hand-washing, according to results of a
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Plea in Delhi HC for action against candidates violating EC's COVID-19 gui
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the central government to debar such campaigners and candidates from campaigning in the upcoming assembly elections "either permanently or for a stipulated, sufficiently long, period", i
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