Updated on 03/03/2022 08:54 am France will eliminate the mandatory use of the mask in closed places and the COVID vaccination certificate to access many services and public places from the 14th, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday. In an interview on TF1 television, the head of the Government indicated that the mask will continue […]
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The US eases guidelines for the use of masks, they will not be necessary in closed public spaces
Updated on 02/25/2022 06:48 pm The main health agency United States revised its guidelines on the carrying of face mask as a means of curbing the expansion of COVID-19so most Americans won’t be required to use it in enclosed public spaces, including schools. “Today we are in a stronger position as a nation with more […]
The use of the mask does not cause incurable neurodegenerative diseases
The use of masks does not cause neuronal damage or neurodegenerative diseases, as claimed by messages on social networks based on the statements of a German doctor who practices in the United Kingdom, publications that are denied by experts. EFE Verifica has received a query on its WhatsApp channel about an article that ensures that […]
COVID-19: US health authorities encourage the population to use N95 masks
Updated on 01/14/2022 08:51 pm The American health authorities exhorted the population to use the masks of type N95 or KN95 to stop the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. These types of masks are considered the most suitable for filtering the air and are used by health personnel. But before they were in short supply, and […]
Prices of N95 masks reach exorbitant highs
The possibility of a new recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has sparked a race for N95 masks and increased their prices. The agency is considering changing its guidance to recommend that people wear higher-quality masks, according to a Washington Post report. This contributes to an increase in the prices of […]
COVID-19 surge in the US renews debate over masks
officials of all U.S are pondering whether they will impose again the use of masks At a time of high number of infections COVID-19 and growing public annoyance with restrictions in the face of the pandemic. Much of the debate revolves around the nation’s schools, some of which have been closed due to staffing shortages […]
Incidents on airplanes increase exponentially due to masks
Updated on 12/23/2021 03:48 pm Incidents involving passengers on airplanes have increased exponentially in U.S in the year that ends, mainly due to the refusal of many of them to use the face mask, mandatory on all flights to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The New York-based Wall Street Journal published a study by the […]
Wearing masks and washing hands cut COVID risk in half
Updated on 11/21/2021 01:19 am As COVID-19 returns in Europe, a study offers a reminder that simple measures like the use of masks and hand washing help prevent the disease. Wearing a mask cuts your risk of contracting COVID by more than half, according to a review of eight studies published in the British Medical […]
The effectiveness of all anti-COVID measures, a puzzle for scientists
What measures are the most effective against COVID-19? After almost two years of pandemic, and a tangle of studies and essays, it is difficult to compare, according to a vast recently published compilation study. “We still lack excellent quality results on SARS CoV-2,” the virus that causes COVID-19, “and on the effectiveness of public health […]
Apple eliminates mask requirement in several US stores
Apple Inc. is eliminating the requirement to wear a face mask for customers at many of its US retail stores beginning Friday, due to declining COVID-19 cases and increasing vaccination levels. The change will go into effect at more than 100 of the company’s 270 stores in the United States before gradually expanding to additional […]