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Norway public health officials on face masks

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Earlier this week, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health published a rapid review of evidence to inform a recommendation regarding people without respiratory symptoms wearing...

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Michigan COVID-19 situation continues to constitute an epidemic, Restrictions defined

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an updated Gatherings and Face Mask Order Thursday as the COVID-19 situation in the state continues to constitute...

Learning to live with COVID-19

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By Glenn Laverack, PhD Learning to live with COVID-19 is officially a reality as the Director General of the World Health Organisation announced that the pandemic will continue until at least 2022. Lock-downs...

Georgia Tech researchers redesign face mask, Comfortable and stays in place

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Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on decades of experience...

Finland reports increase in COVID-19, Face masks recommended

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported that the number and incidence of new coronavirus infections has clearly increased compared to the low figures...

Philippines: Nearly 2,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Manila, DOH observes ‘World Mask Week’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Saturday, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,351 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 1952 in Metro Manila, bringing the total to 157,918. In...

Sanitizing of N95 respirator masks: 50 minutes in a rice cooker, researchers say

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Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, a new study suggests: sanitization of N95 respirator masks. The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign study found...

Facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech: Evaluation

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Using inexpensive and widely available tools, scientists have developed a simple approach to visually evaluate how effectively different types of masks prevent the spread of droplets that could contain...

NSF publishes COVID-19 prevention signage for businesses, public gathering places

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Global public health organization NSF International is offering small businesses, community centers, apartment complexes and other facilities free posters to encourage personal behaviors that may prevent...

Wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 spread: ‘Cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus’

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Americans are increasingly adopting the use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the latest science may convince even more to do so. In an editorial published today in the Journal of...