Face Mask
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Design a cheap, innovative face mask and win up to $500,000
World | Apr 06, 2021, 01:52 PM ISTTired of using masks that fog up your glasses, irritate skin?
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Punjab: Over 4,000 face-mask violators to undergo COVID test
India | Mar 21, 2021, 06:54 AM ISTTeams of the Punjab Police on Saturday persuaded over 4,400 face-mask violators to undergo RT-PCR testing.
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COVID-19: Section 144 imposed in Ghaziabad till May 10
News | Mar 18, 2021, 06:40 PM ISTGhaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey has issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC (criminal procedure code) to prevent gatherings amid resurgence of COVID-19 cases and in view of the upcoming festivals.
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Wearing face mask during exercise safe: Study
Health | Mar 09, 2021, 04:19 PM ISTResearchers have found that wearing a face mask during vigorous exercise appears to be safe for healthy people. This suggests that masks could be worn safely to reduce Covid-19 transmission between people visiting an indoor gym.
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Anti-viral coating on face masks may kill coronavirus, UK study finds
Science | Feb 14, 2021, 07:16 PM ISTScientists at the University of Cambridge working with an anti-viral coating technology called DioX believe that it could protect facemask users by killing the deadly coronavirus in as little as an hour.
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Mumbai local trains: Over 500 passengers fined for not wearing mask
News | Feb 04, 2021, 11:20 PM ISTAfter a long gap of 10 months, the local train services in the financial capital resumed for public. Over 500 commuters have been fined for not wearing face masks while travelling via Mumbai local trains, the authorities said. Wearing a face mask in public places is mandatory to prevent the coronavirus spread.
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Coronavirus: Disposable face masks pose serious environment threat - How to deal with it
India | Dec 06, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTThe material most commonly used to make the disposable mask is polypropylene. It is a form of plastic and poses serious threat to environment.
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Free mask, Rs 200 fine for flouting COVID norms in Mumbai: BMC
India | Nov 30, 2020, 02:23 PM ISTAccording to the BMC, from April till November 28, it took action against 4.85 lakh citizens for not wearing masks in public places and collected over Rs 10.7 crore as fine from them
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Tips to take care of your beard while wearing COVID facemask
Entertainment | Nov 29, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTMen are more prone of skin issues while wearing masks because of the beard. Therefore, here we are with a few tips on how to take care of your beard if you are wearing a COVID-19 mask.
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Design of masks important to slow Covid spread: Study
Science | Nov 25, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTResearchers, including one from Indian-origin, stressed that materials, design and length of face masks are important to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
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How to deal with skin problems caused by COVID-19 masks
Health | Nov 25, 2020, 01:58 PM ISTHere we are with a few tips to prevent skin problems which may arise from wearing a mask for longer periods.
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COVID-19 pandemic could be stopped if at least 70 pc public wore face masks consistently: Study
World | Nov 25, 2020, 12:39 PM ISTThe research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, assessed studies on face masks and reviewed epidemiological reports on whether they reduce the number of people an infected person spreads the pathogen to -- the reproduction number of the virus.
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Over 1,200 people without masks fined across Noida, Greater Noida
India | Nov 21, 2020, 08:12 AM ISTAccording to the statement, 976 people were fined a total of Rs 1 lakh for not wearing face masks in public places. Two-hundred such offenders were found at Kasna police station area and penalised,, 189 in Badalpur police station area in Central Noida and 87 in Noida's Sector 24 police station area.
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Nagaland govt to impose Rs 100 fine on those not wearing face mask
India | Nov 14, 2020, 12:17 PM ISTNow, those not wearing face maks in Nagaland will have to pay a fine of Rs 100, the state government has said. Other than this, institutions without handwashing facilities too will have to pay a fine of Rs 500, with immediate effect.
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New cloth mask kills 99.9 per cent bacteria, viruses in one hour of sunlight, says study
Health | Nov 12, 2020, 10:02 PM ISTResearchers have developed a reusable cotton face mask that they say can kill up to 99.99 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure.
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Face masks that can be disinfected by daylight exposure
Science | Nov 12, 2020, 05:13 PM ISTAmid the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a special type of cotton face mask that kills up to 99.9999 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure.
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No face mask or money to pay fine? get ready to sweep roads!
India | Oct 29, 2020, 07:20 PM ISTNext time if you are caught without a face mask in public in Mumbai, get ready to sweep roads as part of community service if you fail to pay fine to the city civic body.
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He has it hanging down: Trump mocks the way Joe Biden wears his mask. Watch Video
World | Sep 04, 2020, 09:32 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump has mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden, for letting his mask hang off his ear when he delivers speeches. Speaking to rally-goers in Pennsylvania, Trump says of Joe Biden, “Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him?”
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LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier smart face mask unveiled: Design, features and more
Technology | Aug 27, 2020, 08:37 PM ISTLG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier comes with two H13 HEPA filters, built-in Dual Fans with three-speed levels and more.
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Odisha man flaunts Rs 3.5-lakh gold face mask
India | Jul 17, 2020, 08:26 PM ISTAt a time when face masks have become an inseparable part of life to protect oneself from contracting the coronavirus, a 55-year-old businessman in Odisha has procured one which is made of gold and cost him Rs 3.5 lakh.