Category: Facemasks
North Korea: Masks mandated for the winter to prevent Covid-19
North Korea has announced a facemask mandate for the entire nation to begin in October and to last all winter. … ...More...
Italy: 203 people fined for not wearing a mask on public transport
203 people, including 31 children and 11 drivers, were caught and fined a total of €81,000.… ...More...
India: BA.2.75 Centaurus takes off in Dehli, masks mandatory again
In Delhi, India, 2146 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours.… ...More...
Preprint: The efficacy of facemasks in the prevention of Covid-19
The probability of getting COVID-19 for mask wearers was just 7%, whereas the probability of getting COVID-19 for non-mask wearers was 52%.… ...More...
Monkeypox: CDC advises infected to wear a mask and isolate
CDC updated advice on monkeypox: “Cover the lesions, wear a well-fitting mask, and avoid public transportation when leaving the home”.… ...More...
Joe Biden Paxlovid rebound
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again – only days after testing negative.… ...More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient.… ...More...
Biden: I won’t shake hands due to Covid surge
The White House has reportedly told Iraeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s office that due to the surge in COVID-19 infections in the US and Israel, the president will refrain from shaking hands.… ...More...
WHO altering documents relating to Monkeypox transmission
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have been caught editing out references to airborne transmission of Monkeypox from documents on their website.… ...More...
Germany: Fourth Covid vaccination offered for “a quieter and symptom-free summer”
Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach has announced plans to offer every citizen a fourth Covid vaccination so that they can have “a quieter and symptom-free summer”.… ...More...
Monkeypox: CDC advises travellers to wear a mask *1 update*
The US CDC has amended its advice for travellers for Monkeypox, just one week after its last revision.… ...More...
UK: Principles for monkeypox control
The UKHSA has issued new guidance on the control, transmission and biology of Monkeypox cases.… ...More...
Long Covid: Lingering cough more common in Omicron patients
Patients suffering from COVID-19 after-effects were more likely to have persistent coughs and fatigue if they were infected with the Omicron variant instead of the Delta or other strains, a survey showed.… ...More...
UK: Half a million people have sought Long Covid advice
Asthma and Lung UK said that over the last six months about half a million had visited its long COVID advice pages or called its helpline – and some sufferers are considering buying their own oxygen supplies.… ...More...