Tag: face masks

• Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 08:22 UTC

  Mask mandates decreed in Bolivia as school year starts amid Covid-19 fears

  

  Bolivian authorities decreed schoolchildren should wear facemasks and adopt other sanitary measures such as alcohol gel and hand washing as they return to school Monday to prevent respiratory diseases (i.e. Covid-19) which have been reported to be on the rise.

• Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Face masks again become mandatory in Punta Arenas because of Covid and respiratory viruses

  

  Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, southern Chile, have again reinstated the mandatory use of face masks in closed spaces and in open places where people can't keep a physical distance of at least one meter. Likewise massive events will have a maximum presence of 10,000 people with face masks, and there will also be limits to the Mobility Pass, unless space allows a one meter distance minimum.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  UK government U-turn, face masks mandatory at secondary schools

  

  It will be mandatory for pupils to wear face masks in communal areas of secondary schools in England in places with local lockdowns, Britain's education minister Gavin Williamson said on Wednesday after a government U-turn on enforcing their use.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:53 UTC

  EU agrees on common hygiene standards on planes and airports

  

  European Union states have agreed on common hygiene standards such as social distancing and wearing face masks on planes and at airports to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer said on Thursday

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:44 UTC

  Most of US wore face coverings following recommendations from the CDC

  

  Most Americans wore cloth face-coverings after the government recommended their use in April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a publication released on Tuesday. CDC researchers analyzed data from more than 800 adults in two internet surveys in April and May who reported going outdoors in the past week.

• Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:28 UTC

  Bolsonaro waters down law making it mandatory to wear face masks in public places

  

  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday watered down a law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The far-right leader used his veto power to remove articles obliging people to wear masks in shops and churches.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  German health minister demands a more independent Europe for medical supplies

  

  Europe needs to become more independent in supplying itself with face masks and certain medicines as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  White House staff must wear masks in the West Wing, except Trump

  

  White House staff have been ordered to wear masks when entering the West Wing after two aides tested positive for coronavirus. The White House personnel office has said that staff must cover their faces at all times except when seated at their desks, socially distant from colleagues.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Face masks mandatory in Buenos Aires as of next Wednesday

  

  Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires authorities on Monday announced it was stepping up measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak by making face masks mandatory on public transit.