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DOH urges residents near rumbling Taal: Wear dust mask, eye protection

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 11:55 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday urged residents near the Taal volcano to wear proper protective equipment against the sulfur dioxide being emitted by the volcano. Read more »

N95 masks panawagan ng mga apektado ng volcanic smog sa Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 02:30 PM

Nananawagan ang opisyal ng barangay na malapit sa Bulkang Taal ng karagdagang suplay ng mga N95 mask sa harap ng tumitinding volcanic smog o vog sa Batangas.  Read more »

Coronavirus: Time to wear a better mask, experts say

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 02:17 PM

WASHINGTON - As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it's time to consider using a medical-grade respirator, or wearing a surgical and cloth mask together. Read more »

Is it time we upgrade our face masks? Foreign doctors say yes, Pinoy doctors think we’re fine

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Feb 08 09:09 PM

Who should we listen to?    Read more »

Two men charged in US with scheme to sell 50 million nonexistent N95 masks

Allyson Waller, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 27 02:48 AM

Two Houston-area men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they negotiated a deal to sell 50 million nonexistent N95 masks to a foreign government in an attempt to defraud it out of more than $317 million, US federal officials said Tuesday.   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 »

Ano ang mga pinaka-effective na face mask laban sa COVID-19?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 07:20 PM

Lumabas sa isang pag-aaral sa Amerika na epektibo ang medical masks kontra sa COVID-19.  Read more »

US says some masks made in China shouldn’t be reused

James Gorman, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 08 08:39 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday changed its policy on decontamination for some N95 masks mainly used by health professionals, saying certain masks made in China should not be reused.   Read more »

US sues Chinese firm over half-million 'fake' N95 masks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 05:43 PM

The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half-million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country. Read more »

NFL developing facemasks with surgical/N95 material -- report

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at May 19 09:53 AM

The NFL and equipment company Oakley are working on developing a facemask that contains surgical or N95 material to better protect players from the coronavirus. Read more »

Pinoy in California arrested for selling overpriced N95 masks

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 09:28 AM

CALIFORNIA - A Filipino man was arrested for alleged price gouging of N95 respirator mask on April 7 in Baldwin Park, California. Read more »

Online seller kalaboso sa pagbebenta ng overpriced N95 mask, alcohol

Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 03:08 AM

Arestado ang isang online seller matapos ireklamong nagbebenta umano ng overpriced N95 mask at ethyl alcohol sa Isabela nitong Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

Thousands of face masks, COVID-19 test kits from China to arrive in PH Saturday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 08:15 PM

Thousands of face masks, test kits and other supplies from China will be arriving in the Philippines on Saturday, the Chinese embassy in Manila said, to aid the Southeast Asian country in fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

How COVID-19 frontliners are improvising with personal protection equipment amid lack of supply

Updated as of Mar 17 07:00 PM

While private groups are working double time to source proper personal protective equipment, we must give props to good old Pinoy ingenuity that some of our hospital workers are able to make do with creative and efficient substitutes, from garden gloves to plastic raincoats. BY RHIA DIOMAMPO-GRANA Read more »

Public told to avoid panic buying of face masks

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 12:15 PM

Health officials on Monday urged the public to avoid panic buying of face masks and give way to health workers and those with existing illnesses.   Read more »

PANOORIN: Wastong pagsuot ng face mask para iwas-mikrobyo, sakit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 01:32 PM

Ngayong nakaalerto ang mga awtoridad sa banta ng 2019 Novel Coronavirus, ipinapayo nila ang pagsuot ng mga mask para maiwasan ang sakit.  Read more »

Face masks nilagyan ng SRP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 08:27 PM

Nagtakda ngayong Huwebes ang Department of Health ng suggested retail price sa N-95 masks at iba pang mga produktong maaaring magsilbing proteksiyon sa mapanganib na abong ibinubuga ng bulkang Taal.   Read more »

How to know if your N95 mask is real

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:40 PM

The Department of Health warned the public Wednesday against purchasing fake or poor quality N95 masks as demand for the respirator increased due to the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Read more »

Profiteering raps await those selling overpriced face masks: DTI

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:09 PM

Businessmen selling overpriced face masks will face profiteering charges, the Department of Trade and Industry said Wednesday as demand surged due to the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Read more »

Mga tindahang nagbenta ng sobrang mahal na N95 face mask, kakasuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:30 AM

Kakasuhan ng Department of Trade and Industry ang 7 tindahan dahil umano sa sobrang mahal na presyo ng N95 face mask.  Read more »