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Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the surge in Covid 19 cases across the Country as well as in the State, Odisha Government on Monday decided to enforce usage of masks in all health institutions of the State. Accordingly, doctors, nurses,…

Bhubaneswar: While reviewing the COVID situation in Odisha, Health & Family Welfare Secretary Shalini Pandit today appealed the people of the State to follow the advice of the experts on Covid and to wear masks to remain safe. While…

Seoul: The South Korean government will decide whether to lift the indoor mask mandate by the end of this month, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said on Wednesday. The mandate is the last remaining Covid-19 restriction South Korea has…

Bhubaneswar: In view of thesudden increase in number of newly detected COVID-19 positive cases within Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, the BMC has asked the owners of business establishments like shopping malls/shops/store…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday expressed serious concern over the declining trends of mask usage in the country even amid Omicron threat, citing a recently conducted survey which outlined that this has significantly dropped…

London: Even at two metres distance, it takes less than five minutes for an unvaccinated person standing in the breath of a person with Covid-19 to become infected with almost 100 per cent certainty. But, if both are wearing well-fitting…

New Delhi: Amid the on-going pandemic, when scientists and researchers are yet to come up with any medicine for the deadly virus, a Class 12 student from West Bengal has developed an innovative mask which she claims can kill the…

New Delhi: Niti Aayog's member health, Dr V K Paul, on Monday urged people not to venture out unnecessarily and wear masks at home also. Speaking at a Union Health Ministry press conference Paul said, "Please wear a mask, do not go out…

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…

New York: The humidity created inside the mask, which we wear to protect ourselves from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, can also help in combating Covid-19 as face masks substantially increase the humidity in the air that the mask-wearer…