Protective Mask

People pose for a selfie in Naples, where masks are required outdoors 24 hours a day and bars and restaurants are required to close at 11pm as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus disease outbreak Photo: REUTERS
World+Biz

Italy makes face masks mandatory as coronavirus cases surge

The decree was approved at a cabinet meeting after a steady increase in cases over the last two months

A healthcare professional waits at a pop-up clinic testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Bondi Beach, after several outbreaks were recorded in the area, in Sydney, Australia April 1, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

'We're not hungry, we need masks' says Australian doctor on coronavirus frontline

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks in a hanger after a New England Patriots Boeing 767-300 jet arrived with a shipment of over one million N95 masks from China, which will be used in Boston and New York to help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Logan Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, US, April 2, 2020. Jim Davis/Pool via Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

US coronavirus supply spree sparks outrage among allies

Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Project Syndicate
Coronavirus chronicle

Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won't wear one

Workers produce face masks as the demand for their production rapidly increased and struggles to meet orders, at a Turkish manufacturer's facility in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Global Economy

China virus triggers global rush for protective masks