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Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Nate Swanson
USA

US states poised to criminalise mask wearing amid Palestinian protests

Student protesters in Ohio, Texas and Florida have been threatened with arrest for covering their faces

A woman wearing protective mask walks at a sidewalk near business district in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Files
Coronavirus chronicle

Indonesia to drop outdoor mask mandate as Covid-19 infections drop

A woman receives protective face masks while she waits in line at a food bank at St. Bartholomew Church, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City, New York, US, May 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters
USA

Uber, Lyft and Disney end mask mandates as Covid cases fall

Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
USA

US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling

Yoyoso vs Miniso facemasks: Which works better?
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Yoyoso vs Miniso facemasks: Which works better?

Tasnim Gulzar. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

How Covid-19 medical waste is threatening our wellbeing

In view of the rising number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases across India, the central government on Monday said that it's time people started wearing masks inside their homes as well. (File Photo / PTI)
Coronavirus chronicle

Yale study of Bangladesh shows surgical masks limit Covid spread

A protective face mask is seen as curbs to fight the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have been reimposed after a rise in new cases, at Zikim beach in southern Israel July 21, 2020. Picture taken July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC2AYH9E2519
Coronavirus chronicle

Don’t throw away masks, safety measures: Experts  

FILE PHOTO: Drummer Christian Bluem of the band Brings from Cologne wears a protective face mask before a concert in a drive-in cinema, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues in Cologne, Germany, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Coronavirus chronicle

Facts, fears and the evolution of masking throughout the Covid-19 pandemic

People wearing face protective masks walk on Hollywood Blvd during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

CDC to recommend vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in some cases

FILE PHOTO: A woman wears a face mask as she sits by the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) restrictions were eased in Israel May 21, 2020 REUTERS/ Amir Cohen/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Israel requires masks indoors again as Delta variant drives up cases

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as Covid-19 cluster grows

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Coronavirus chronicle

US schools should continue to use masks, says CDC