In recent months, some European airlines have banned the use of cloth face coverings to control the spread of the coronavirus during air travel, instead favoring surgical masks — sometimes referred to ...

New research shows that while many cloth and medical masks fall short against tiny airborne particles, simple hacks like overmasking or using braces can dramatically improve your protection ...

Dr. Intaj Malek, a Muslim scholar, is guiding Jain monks and nuns in their doctoral studies, bridging religious divides through academia. Malek travels to meet his students, offering guidance and ...

This is the emotional moment more than 30 friends and family surprised a mum for her 50th birthday - all wearing masks with her face on. Lucy Eccleston, 30, organised the surprise party for her ...

Some provinces and municipalities in China have enforced compulsory face mask policies in public areas; however, China's national guideline has adopted a risk-based approach in offering ...

The Stark County resident believes parents should have the right to decide whether wearing a mask is right for their child. He also believes a cloth mask is not going to protect a student from ...

“These mandates divided people, just when we needed to come together. Worse still, things like lockdowns and cloth masks often had only a statistically insignificant impact on reducing mortality ...

However, not all masks offer the same level of protection, leading to questions about the efficacy of different types, such as cloth masks, surgical masks, and respirators like N95. Are cloth masks ...

“Double masking with a surgical mask and a cloth mask on top of it—to keep the surgical mask close to the face—can provide similar protection to KN95 masks,” says Dr. Camins. Even if you ...

Disposable surgical masks are less effective but still reduce your COVID-19 risk especially if well fitting. Cloth masks aren’t recommended but are better than no mask. Wearing a surgical mask beneath ...

"Masks, even cloth masks, do something," she said. Can contaminated face masks cause infection? Early in the pandemic, some guidance from health professionals suggested that wearing a mask might ...