Masks
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Fearing corona, Telangana farmer puts masks on goats
India | Apr 10, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTAfter a tiger in a zoo in the US tested positive for coronavirus, a farmer in Telangana came out with an innovative idea to save his goats from the deadly virus.
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AIIMS asks healthcare workers to reuse N95 masks
India | Apr 07, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTThe All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, on Tuesday, issued a circular on N95 masks, asking the healthcare workers to re-use them after disinfecting the masks.
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Can't find masks amid COVID-19 lockdown? Make one at home with these simple steps
Health | Apr 04, 2020, 03:07 PM ISTEven though health officials have advised wearing N95 masks to stay safe from COVID-19, they have become invisible in the market due to huge demand. In this scenario, one can wear a home-made mask before leaving the house.
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Ordnance factory to make masks, protection equipment
India | Mar 25, 2020, 03:02 PM ISTAs requirement for medical equipment in the fight against COVID-19 is likely to surge in coming days, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has started working upon producing personal protection equipment and face masks. The OFB has also set up quarantine facilities for 285 people.
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Coronavirus: Costume Designers Guild will sew masks for hospitals
Lifestyle | Mar 24, 2020, 08:17 AM ISTThe call comes after the government and companies race against time to help hospitals with their mask shortage.
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Xiaomi will donate lakhs of masks in Delhi, Punjab during Coronavirus outbreak in India
Technology | Mar 23, 2020, 06:47 PM ISTXiaomi does its bit during Coronavirus outbreak in India by donating masks. Read on to know more
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Coronavirus outbreak: Over 1000 spurious masks seized in Goa; health advisory issued
India | Mar 18, 2020, 08:47 AM ISTCoronavirus outbreak: The mask usage guidelines introduced in Goa, which have been emulated from the advisory issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Rs 2 face mask being sold at this Kerala medical store amid coronavirus pandemic
India | Mar 15, 2020, 02:23 PM ISTA surgical shop in Kerala is selling masks for just Rs 2 at a time when masks including N95, surgical, are being sold at unreasonable prices due to coronavirus threat in the country.
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Noida factory busted for making fake sanitisers, inferior quality masks
India | Mar 15, 2020, 10:01 AM ISTA Noida factory in Sector 63 was busted on Saturday after it was found that it was indulging in manufacturing fake sanitisers. Deputy District Magistrate of Dadri, Rajeev Rai, led the team which raided the factory.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Delhi-NCR sees shortage of hand sanitizers; masks become costlier
India | Mar 05, 2020, 11:59 AM ISTCoronavirus cases were first reported in India in Kerala, and so far a total of 29 cases have been reported across the country so far. In view of the increasing impact of coronavirus, the Central and State governments have been exhorting people to take precautions.
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2,000 surgical masks stolen from French hospital amid coronavirus outbreak
World | Mar 04, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTCoronavirus outbreak: News of surgical masks' theft came as President Emmanuel Macron announced that the authorities would requisition all face mask stocks and production in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus: CISF provides sanitisers, gloves and masks to its airport-guarding troops
India | Mar 03, 2020, 06:34 PM ISTThe CISF has provided medical kits containing hand sanitisers, gloves and masks to all its personnel deployed to guard 62 civil airports in the country in view of the coronavirus scare, officials said on Tuesday.
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Nepal gifts 100,000 masks to China to help overcome shortage
World | Feb 07, 2020, 05:28 PM ISTNepal gifted 100,000 protective masks to China which is battling against the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has claimed over 630 lives.
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Philippines volcano eruption: How N95 mask can help you
India | Jan 13, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTPeople in the Philippines have been advised to use N95 masks than usual surgical masks as a precaution to protect themselves from spewing ash after Taal volcano eruption.
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Air pollution makes Goddesses Durga and Kali in Varanasi temple wear masks
offbeat | Nov 07, 2019, 04:36 PM ISTAt the famous Shiv-Parvati temple in downtown Sigra, the faces of Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga, Goddess Kali and Sai Baba have been covered with masks.
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As pollution level spikes in Delhi, demand for masks goes up
India | Oct 30, 2019, 08:26 PM ISTTwenty-seven of the 37 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi recorded the air quality index in the "severe" category.
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Another blow to Delhiites! Air masks go out of stock as city facing worst smog in 17 years
India | Nov 06, 2016, 11:15 AM ISTAnother blow to Delhiites! Air masks go out of stock as city facing worst smog in 17 years
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Chemists selling masks at high prices over swine flu scare
India | Feb 19, 2015, 07:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Delhi witnessing the worst outbreak of swine flu and doctors stressing people should wear masks to avoid the dreaded viral disease, chemist stores in the capital have started selling masks at exorbitant