TopicFace masks

Topic: face masks

Face mask that can detect Covid in 90 mins — MIT, Harvard scientists come up with new tech

Mohana Basu - 29 June, 2021

The face mask is embedded with tiny, disposable sensors, which are designed to be activated by the wearers when they want to perform the Covid test.

Bank security guard fires at customer trying to enter without mask in UP’s Bareilly

PTI - 25 June, 2021

The customer was admitted to a hospital after being seriously injured. Police said the guard shot the person in anger and has been taken into custody.

The ‘no mask’ rules in US just follow science

Faye Flam - 16 May, 2021

Evidence that vaccines protect others is of a stronger and more direct kind than evidence that masks do. So, getting vaccinated is more likely to help than wearing a mask.

Singapore police investigate another hate crime against Indian family

Gurdip Singh - 13 May, 2021

On 2 May, a 47-year-old man had allegedly uttered offensive remarks towards an Indian family and confronted a male member of the family for not wearing his mask.

Driving alone? You still must be wearing mask, Delhi HC rules as India touches new Covid peak

PTI - 7 April, 2021

Delhi High Court Justice Prathiba M Singh says masks are like 'suraksha kavach' and dismisses pleas challenging govt's decision to challan people driving alone without a mask.

Here’s how CM and Mumbai Police can control the rise in Covid cases: Kavita Khanna

Kavita Khanna - 6 April, 2021

Kavita Khanna writes an open letter to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale on people violating the Section 144 order.

Photo of Kejriwal giving away masks without wearing one himself is old, not related to Covid

Shubhangi Misra - 5 April, 2021

The image is from a November 2019 event when the AAP govt kick-started a mask distribution drive in Delhi schools to protect kids from rising levels of pollution.

Wear glasses, make up and don’t enjoy masks? This new product can change all that

Shubhangi Misra - 19 March, 2021

New start up designs MaskAid+, a support frame that aims to rid one of discomforts such as slipping masks, fogging up of glasses and muffled speech.

4.80 lakh in Jan from 24 lakh in July — sanitiser sales drop as ‘Covid complacency’ sets in

Himani Chandna - 22 February, 2021

Data by a lobby of over 8.5 lakh chemists show sanitiser sales kept falling after registering a peak in July. Experts blame the trend on Covid complacency.

Cloth masks may look better, but they don’t work better in thwarting spread of Covid-19

Bloomberg View - 25 January, 2021

Cloth masks have been shown to be effective at stopping small particles, but they are highly unlikely to provide as much protection as surgical masks.

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