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TopicFace masks

Topic: face masks

Uniqlo rolls out reusable mask line as retailers adapt to virus

Uniqlo joins businesses seeking to offer new products & services as coronavirus upends lifestyles around the globe, changing how people work, dress & eat.

Bombay HC grants bail to architect arrested for attacking cop who asked him to wear a mask

The HC, while granting bail, said the lockdown has brought in ‘weariness and exasperation’, and the 27-year-old architect ‘has fallen trap into the scenario’.

Widespread use of face masks could prevent further waves of Covid-19: UK study

According to the research, published in The Royal Society, mask-wearing and lockdowns can together reduce the 'R' value of the infection.

WHO changes guidelines on masks, says wear them when social distancing not possible

WHO earlier said "there is limited evidence that wearing a medical mask by healthy individuals...may be beneficial as a preventive measure".

Not sure face masks really work as Covid prevention, say UK govt’s top scientists

The scientists said enforced mask-wearing could result in decreased compliance with other measures such as social distancing and hand washing.

Face masks for all can help contain virus and end lockdowns, new global study says

Risk of transmission is lower in households & among contacts of infected people when masks are worn, according to the study published in The Lancet.

On Camera

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.