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Commuters this morning donned face coverings as health chiefs and experts urged Britons to 'ratchet up precautions' to protect the NHS, amid record pressures and a new Covid variant.More than a dozen trusts have declared critical incidents,…

Unwell adults should stay at home and wear a mask if they have to go outside, health chiefs said today amid warnings the NHS is facing more pressure than it did during the peak of the pandemic.The advice, issued by the UK Health Security…

Women in Iran’s second-largest city will be banned from taking the Mashhad metro if they are not wearing a head covering, local media reported on Wednesday. Since the country’s 1979 Islamic revolution, Iranian law requires all women,…

KABUL — The Taliban government decreed Saturday that Afghan women must cover themselves from head to toe, expanding a series of onerous restrictions on women that dictate nearly every aspect of public life.The government’s Ministry for the…

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, a team at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory set out to better understand how well face masks, ventilation, and physical distancing can cut down transmission of airborne…

NYC schools to allow students to drop masks outside but will STILL require children to use face coverings indoorsStudents at NYC schools will no longer have to wear masks outside when they return to school next weekMasks will…

Walt Disney World, the entertainment resort located in Orlando, Fla., announced that it is dropping mask mandates for fully vaccinated guests, beginning Thursday.All guests will continue to wear face coverings on transportation inside the…

COVID passes and the need to wear face coverings in certain venues will be scrapped in Wales later this month. From 18 February, domestic COVID passes will no longer be required to enter indoor or outdoor events including…

Supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Waitrose will be asking people to continue to wear a face covering in their stores when restrictions ease in England on Thursday.Mandatory wearing of face masks is being scrapped as part of…

Many supporters wore what appeared to be towels or sheets on the day the takeover was announced and subsequently at the Premier League match against Tottenham at St. James' Park on Sunday."A number of supporters have recently attended St.…