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Biden to hit reset on US fight against COVID-19

Susan Heavey and Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 02:04 AM

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Wednesday will immediately reset the nation's response to the COVID-19 crisis when he heads to the Oval Office after being sworn in to lead a country reeling from its worst public health crisis in more than a century. Read more »

Foreigners without face masks punished with push-ups in Bali

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 09:59 PM

Bali authorities made wearing a face mask in public mandatory last year as Indonesia battled a raging COVID-19 outbreak.   Read more »

FDA warns public vs using 5 brands of face masks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:04 AM

MANILA - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public from purchasing and using 5 brands of face masks due to the absence of product notification certificates. Read more »

FDA warns public vs buying 'AiDeLai' face masks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:20 PM

AiDeLai's disposable face masks have been popular to the public since the wearing of masks became mandatory, partly because of its cheap price in the market.    Read more »

From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 12:51 PM

Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats.   Read more »

Majority of Pinoys wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 infection: Pulse Asia

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 12:50 PM

Majority of Filipinos wear face masks to avoid contracting COVID-19, according to an independent Pulse Asia survey released Thursday. Read more »

Experts back mandatory wearing of face shields amid criticism

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 01:11 PM

Experts on Thursday said wearing of face shields is important to prevent new COVID-19 infections, after some questioned the need to require it in public spaces.    Read more »

’Kalma muna’: Payo ni Duterte sa publiko maghinay muna sa pamamasko

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 02:35 AM

Ilang araw bago ang Kapaskuhan, nagbilin muli si Pangulong Duterte hinggil sa pagsunod sa health protocols para maiwasan ang inaasahang pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Peligro sa Pasko: COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila could rise to 4,000 a day – research

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 07:53 PM

COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila could rise to as high as 4,000 cases a day if the public fails to adhere to pandemic protocols including social distancing, wearing of face masks and shields and fewer interactions during the holidays, a DOH official said Wednesday. Read more »

Young entrepreneur makes face masks that highlight PH textiles

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Dec 12 05:08 PM

Young entrepreneur Aero James Ebisa dauntlessly embarked on his maiden business venture, Locallaé, that highlights his Zamboangan roots and heritage. Read more »

Pagawaan ng face mask, PPEs may alok na 500 trabaho

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 04:45 PM

Naghahanap ng 500 factory worker ang isang Taiwanese-owned company sa bansa para sa paggawa ng face mask at personal protective equipment. Read more »

The face-mask seat: a S. Korean student's attempt to recycle during COVID-19

Minwoo Park, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 02:08 PM

"Plastic is recyclable, so why don't we recycle face masks, which are made of plastic?" Read more »

Compulsory face masks helped cut German COVID-19 cases by almost 50 percent - study

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 06 10:13 AM

A study concludes that masks are one of the most cost-effective ways to fight the disease with a cost that is ‘close to zero’ compared with other measures. It looked at data from over 400 municipal districts and found that some cities saw infections fall by up 75 percent within 20 days. Read more »

India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 12:27 PM

MUMBAI - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. Read more »

Confused about masks? Here’s what scientists know

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 24 10:44 AM

With the coronavirus on the march through much of the United States, scientists are urging Americans to adopt the few health measures shown to slow the virus: universal mask use, social distancing, good ventilation indoors and hand hygiene. Read more »

Pope derides anti-mask movements, backs racial justice campaign

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 08:25 AM

Pope Francis took aim Monday at protests against coronavirus restrictions, contrasting them with the "healthy indignation" seen in the global demonstrations against racism after the killing of George Floyd in the United States.  Read more »

A new study questions whether masks protect wearers. You need to wear them anyway.

Gina Kolata, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 19 09:30 AM

Researchers in Denmark reported on Wednesday that surgical masks did not protect the wearers against infection with the coronavirus in a large randomized clinical trial. But the findings conflict with those from a number of other studies, experts said, and is not likely to alter public health recommendations in the United States. Read more »

FDA warns public vs 2 unregistered face mask brands

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 10:36 PM

MANILA - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned healthcare professionals and the general public against buying two disposable face mask brands that are “unnotified” or have not gone through the agency’s evaluation.  Read more »

South Korea begins fining people flouting mask rules

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 12:08 PM

SEOUL - South Korea will begin fining people who fail to wear masks in public on Friday as it reported 191 new coronavirus cases, with daily infections continuing to creep higher. Read more »

Trump vs Biden: 80M Americans vote early in US presidential elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:50 AM

More than 80 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Thursday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, setting the stage for the highest participation rate in over a century. Read more »