As of July 18, it is mandatory to wear masks in indoor public spaces in Québec following similar edicts across the country. While inspired by growing evidence that masks can reduce the spread of COVID-19, this seems deeply ironic in…
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Home-made face masks likely need at least 2 layers to curb COVID-19 spread
Home-made cloth face masks likely need a minimum of two layers, and preferably three, to prevent the dispersal of viral droplets from the nose and mouth that are associated with the spread of COVID-19, indicates a video case study published…
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Even people with lung disease should wear masks: Experts
(HealthDay)—People with chronic lung disease may worry about being able to breathe freely with face masks, but they should wear the coverings if possible, four leading medical groups say. “Individuals with normal lungs and even many individuals with underlying chronic…
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Time to make masks mandatory? It’s not just a US debate
Amid pervasive backsliding on social distancing, Britain and France are weighing whether to require people to wear masks in public places. Scientists say the two countries’ governments should have done so ever since they started easing lockdowns—like many other European…
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Uniqlo site crashes and Japan stores see overnight queues for AIRism face masks
Clothing company Uniqlo has been flooded with orders for their new AIRism face masks, with queues in their Japan stores snaking round streets and their website crashing due to the demand. Uniqlo are famous for their well-made basic items in…
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Germany to make tens of millions of masks a week from August: minister
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How buildings, masks can be barriers to coronavirus
Joe Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and director of its Healthy Buildings program, suspects that broader airborne transmission of the coronavirus is likely, and thinks certain precautions indoors and…
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Why the US might ask people to wear face masks to fight coronavirus
After months of telling the public not to use face masks, the United States is looking into revising its recommendations, following the example set by some Asian countries that have been more successful in fighting the coronavirus. The reason? Many…
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