Using a new analytical method, Empa researchers have tracked viruses as they pass through face masks and compared their failure on the filter layers of different types of masks. The new method should now accelerate the development ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Almost three years into the pandemic, myths and misinformation remain widespread. Here we, a virologist and a public health researcher, debunk some common misconceptions about COVID.
Nov 29, 2022
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Global inequities in access to COVID vaccines have turned out to be a "catastrophic moral failure," just as the World Health Organization warned they would in January 2021. Yet it took 20 months of negotiations for members ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Recognizing someone may be more difficult when you are wearing a face mask—even if the person you are looking at is maskless, according to new research from York University.
Nov 16, 2022
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Wearing face masks has been recognized as one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, even in its coming endemic phase. Apart from the conventional function of masks, the potential for smart masks to ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Italy's outgoing government is easing measures against coronavirus from Saturday despite an increase in cases, weeks before handing over to a far-right administration that has criticised the tough restrictions.
Sep 30, 2022
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Scientists have created a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, including influenza and the coronavirus, in the air in droplets or aerosols. The highly sensitive mask, presented September 19 in the journal ...
Sep 19, 2022
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More than two years after the start of the pandemic, adults still have difficulty recognizing people when their face is obscured by a mask, found a new study out of York University.
Sep 13, 2022
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The number of coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 15% in the past week while new infections dropped by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2022
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The Indian capital reintroduced public mask mandates on Thursday as COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country.
Aug 11, 2022
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