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N. Korea surged imports of Chinese masks, gloves before declaring COVID victory
BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - North Korea imported more than 1 million facial masks and 15,000 pairs of rubber gloves from China in July, shortly before declaring victory over COVID-19,…
Australia’s COVID-19 cases on the rise as masks made compulsory
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's most-populous state of New South Wales (NSW) reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, while neighbouring Victoria's tally increased…
Spain lowers price cap on COVID-19 masks to 62 cents
Spain's health ministry on Thursday lowered a price cap on health masks used to curb COVID-19 contagion to 0.62 euros per mask…
Lithuania considering reintroducing compulsory use of masks
The Lithuanian government will next week consider whether to reintroduce compulsory facemask wearing in public places, following recommendations from health professionals and…
Study shows widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves
Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of the pandemic…
Distancing and face masks found most effective means of protection
Keeping at least one metre apart and wearing face masks and eye protection are the best ways to cut the risk of…
Is the mask a must?
While most western countries’ authorities didn’t initially recommend the practice for the general population, multiple governments from the Czech Republic to the…
WHO coronavirus masks advice could change after new evidence emerges
Official advice on whether people should wear masks in public could be changed after new evidence emerged suggesting they could protect people…
Chinese firm Xiaomi donates thousands of masks to Italy
Xiaomi has donated supplies, including tens of thousands of masks, to Italy during this difficult time. We entered the market less than…
Police in Thailand discover used face masks ‘being re-packaged as new’
A Thai police raid on a recycling factory on Monday made the revolting discovery that used face masks were being repackaged in…