Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air

KABUL — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their ...

Antibodies induced by mRNA shots improve for months; blood cells damaged by Covid-19 cause blood vessel problems

by Reuters

February 22, 2022

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The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate ...

Are N95 masks necessary against Omicron? Which face mask offers the best protection against Covid-19, and slows the infection to others?

As the highly transmissible Omicron variant is set to become the dominant Covid-19 variant globally, some experts have called for ...

Japan researchers use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid-19 detection masks

by Reuters

December 11, 2021

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TOKYO - Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery ...

Wearing someone else’s face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan

by Reuters

December 18, 2020

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TOKYO - A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme ...

Sweden says no need for face masks as Covid-19 deaths top 7,000

by Reuters

December 7, 2020

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STOCKHOLM - Sweden has not needed face masks yet, a top health official said on Thursday, as deaths from the ...

WHO fine-tunes advice on Covid masks for public and health workers

by Reuters

December 4, 2020

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GENEVA - The World Health Organisation on Wednesday (Dec 2) tightened guidelines on wearing face masks, recommending that, where Covid-19 is ...

Face masks now mandatory in 8 types of public venues in Taiwan

TAIPEI — With the continuous rise of Covid-19 cases worldwide, Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) launched a new 'winter protocol' starting on ...