Mask

File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Environment

People advised to wear mask as air quality worsens

Air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website and people are urged to monitor this information and take necessary precautions accordingly

People wearing protective masks walk outside the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona, Spain, January 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Albert Gea
Europe

Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, Covid hit Europe

Elon Musk gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS File Photo
World+Biz

Elon Musk defends himself on X after antisemitic furor deepens

It is paramount, again, to follow all Covid-19 health guidelines, including wearing a mask. Photo: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

No mask, no service policy adopted again

File photo of a man wearing a face mask. Picture: Saikat Bhadra/TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Employees under Public Administration asked to wear masks

Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
USA

US Justice Department appeals transportation mask ruling

Things to carry with you during the Baishakh festivities
Brands

Things to carry with you during the Baishakh festivities

Is it safe to lift the mask mandate?
Thoughts

Is it safe to lift the mask mandate?

A combination of four images shows a surgical mask (top R), a self-made protective mask (top L), a FFP3 Respirator mask (bottom L) and a FFP2 Respirator mask (bottom R) in these illustrations taken, April 6, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

N95? KF94? Which mask is best at protecting against Covid-19

People wait in line to be tested for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, January 11, 2022. Photo :Reuters
USA

US CDC urges Americans to wear 'most protective mask you can'

Sue Nguyen, an operator for Armbrust American, packs masks at the company's warehouse in Pflugerville, Texas, US, January 12, 2022. Photo :Reuters
USA

Burned by Covid supply crunch, hospitals invest in US mask-making

Masks are produced at United Safety Tech, a startup that is poised to open a new N95 mask factory in La Verne, California, US, January 27, 2021. Photo: Reuters
USA

US CDC may recommend better masks against Omicron - Washington Post

Brac receives 56 million cloth masks from US corp
Health

Brac receives 56 million cloth masks from US corp