Cotton face masks are more effective against Covid-19 than synthetic coverings as the humidity in your BREATH helps the fabric to trap particles, study finds Cotton masks get better at filtering out particles when exposed to humid breath The fibres absorb water and improve filtration by between 12 and 45 per cent Cotton masks are better at filtering … Read more
Switzerland bans the burqa: Referendum proposed by far-Right group outlaws full-face coverings – following similar moves in the likes of France and Denmark The referendum was put forward by the far-right group Swiss People’s Party Demonstrators held marches in cities such as Bern tonight as the motion passed Masks to protect against Covid-19 are still … Read more
A professor has claimed that runners should be wearing masks to stop the spread of Covid-19, despite recommendations set out by the World Health Organisation. Trish Greenhalgh, a professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, appeared on Good Morning Britain today where she called for joggers to be ‘socially responsible’ and wear face … Read more
Will Ferrell went back to work under the latest COVID-19 filming regulations this week. The 53-year-old funnyman was spotted heading to the set of his new Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door. The Old School actor was joined by his co-stars Paul Rudd and Casey Wilson as the group donned face coverings on the Los … Read more
Commuters were pictured travelling through London during rush hour this morning without wearing face masks hours after the Home Secretary backed a tougher police approach to lockdown rules. Priti Patel said a minority of the public are ‘putting the health of the nation at risk’, adding that officers are moving more quickly to issuing fines … Read more
A TV presenter found history repeating itself as she filmed a documentary that looked into the Great Plague of London as the pandemic spread around her. Professor Alice Roberts was delving into the history of the capital and researching how the bubonic plague spread across the city in the 17th century. The Great Plague of … Read more
Questions have risen over a new study that claims neck gaiters do help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA) found that the popular face coverings provided up to a 96 percent reduction in respiratory droplets compared to no mask at all. Previous studies have disputed the effectiveness … Read more
British anti-maskers spark anger by boasting about refusing to wear face coverings on flight home from anti-lockdown protest in Berlin ‘due to medical exemptions’ after stand-off with ‘Nazi police’ Charisse Burchett tweeted the image after winning a ‘stand off’ with airport staff Charisse was travelling on a flight with two women from Berlin to the … Read more
The evidence on face coverings ‘is not very strong in either direction’, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said, leaving Britons confused once again over experts’ changing attitudes to masks. Government guidance released late last night ahead of the return of children to classes next week said teachers and students may need to wear face … Read more
Are patterned masks making coronavirus trendy? Wearing funky face coverings could make them fashionable and the new normal, campaigner warns Patterned masks may make coronavirus trendy, Dame Helena Morrissey claimed The financier and campaigner said she has stopped wearing ‘fashionable’ masks She believes it will make the ‘unusual’ pandemic times become the new normal Celebrities … Read more