Face Mask

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday issued an order stating that the provision to impose a penalty of Rs 500 on the general public for not wearing a face mask in public places stands withdrawn.This comes after the Delhi Disaster…

Cuttack: After Bhubaneswar, now mask has been made mandatory for people in Cuttack City as the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has issued an advisory in this regard today.The authorities of CMC took the decision to make the wearing…

New York: Widespread wearing of surgical masks can limit the spread of coronavirus in communities, more than masks made of cloth, finds a large study.Researchers from Yale University, US, tracked more than 340,000 adults across 600…

New York: A team of US researchers has developed face masks with biosensors that can be customised to detect pathogens such as the SARS-CoV2, virus causing Covid-19, and toxins and alert the user.The button-activated mask, developed by…

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Now known as 'Bappi Lahiri of UP', this man from Kanpur is making news for having got himself a mask made of gold. Manoj Sengar, also known as 'Manojanand Maharaj' has spent Rs five lakh to get the gold mask.…

Tel Aviv: Israel's Ministry of Health announced that the mandate to enforce wearing of face masks indoors will be lifted from Tuesday onwards.On June 6, then-Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said that if there was no unexpected increase…

Pune (Maharshtra): A Pune-based startup has developed a three dimensional face mask, coated with anti-viral agents that attack the Covid-19 virus when it comes in contact with them, an official said here on Monday.Developed by Thincr…

Etah: Amidst covid surge in India, the devotees visiting a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Etah during the Chaitra Navratri were taken by surprise when they noticed the idol of goddess Durga wearing a face mask and priests offering masks as…

London: Researchers have found that wearing a face mask during vigorous exercise appears to be safe for healthy people.This suggests that masks could be worn safely to reduce Covid-19 transmission between people visiting an indoor gym.…

Bengaluru: As triple-layered and N95 masks offer the best protection from Covid, they must be used where health officials have made it mandatory to prevent the aerosol generation, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Science…