Facemask – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Scientists design glowing masks that detect Covid

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021By Editor

Scientists from Japan have said that ostrich antibodies allowed them to design glowing masks, which help to tell if a person has contracted the coronavirus. … Read More >Scientists design glowing masks that detect Covid

World

Microsoft launches Metaverse rival, staking out uncanny valley territory before Facebook can build its own reality

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021By Editor

Tech giant Microsoft has followed Facebook into the Metaverse – after a fashion. Users of its Teams collaborative software will be able to appear as virtual avatars in fantasy workspaces, a step toward Facebook’s immersive VR. … Read More >Microsoft launches Metaverse rival, staking out uncanny valley territory before Facebook can build its own reality

USA

ENTIRE SCHOOL in Wyoming put on lockdown after one student refuses to wear face mask – and she gets arrested & fined over it

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021By Editor

A 16-year-old high school girl was arrested and her entire school locked down, all over her refusal to wear a face mask. Her arrest caused outrage on the right, and conservatives have started chipping in to her legal defense. … Read More >ENTIRE SCHOOL in Wyoming put on lockdown after one student refuses to wear face mask – and she gets arrested & fined over it

Asia & Pacific

Singapore court orders British expat caught without a mask to undergo psychiatric evaluation after courtroom outburst

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

A British national accused of not wearing a mask and being a public nuisance has been sent to a mental hospital by a Singapore court, after dismissing the charges against him as absurd and refusing to enter a plea. … Read More >Singapore court orders British expat caught without a mask to undergo psychiatric evaluation after courtroom outburst

Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

As the CDC urges Americans to mask up against the Delta variant, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has argued that more data is needed about the strain’s infectiousness. His mask-free nation is hovering at zero Covid deaths per day. … Read More >Mask-free Sweden nears zero daily Covid deaths as chief epidemiologist warns against ‘far-reaching conclusions’ about Delta strain

Asia & Pacific

No exceptions: Thai PM slapped with $190 fine after photo showed him mask-less at meeting

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021By Editor

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has been fined, after being pictured during a meeting without wearing a mask to ward off Covid-19, in a breach of current restrictions. … Read More >No exceptions: Thai PM slapped with $190 fine after photo showed him mask-less at meeting

Asia & Pacific

One mask is enough, Japanese supercomputer model shows

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021By Editor

A Japanese study of the effectiveness of various types of face masks has shown that double-masking is not much different to a properly-worn surgical mask in preventing the spread of diseases like Covid-19. … Read More >One mask is enough, Japanese supercomputer model shows

Poland outlaws face coverings and scarves in favor of masks, ramps up regional restrictions as British Covid-19 variant spreads

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor

The Polish government has banned the wearing of face coverings and scarves as an acceptable means of protecting oneself against Covid-19, as the third wave of the virus gathers momentum in the east European state. … Read More >Poland outlaws face coverings and scarves in favor of masks, ramps up regional restrictions as British Covid-19 variant spreads

World

Mask mania: Train passenger bites police officer after row about Covid face covering

Posted on January 18, 2021January 18, 2021By Editor

One Australian man’s opposition to wearing a face covering was so trenchant that he punched a police officer and then bit him twice after being told to wear a mask on a train. … Read More >Mask mania: Train passenger bites police officer after row about Covid face covering

USA

‘Domestic terrorist’ or ‘mask dissident’? Dems celebrate crying man kicked off flight amid calls for blacklisting Capitol rioters

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

Leftists cheered an apparent victory for their side, mocking a man who was purportedly put on a no-fly list for partaking in last week’s storming of the Capitol, but it turns out his crime may have been refusing to wear a mask. … Read More >‘Domestic terrorist’ or ‘mask dissident’? Dems celebrate crying man kicked off flight amid calls for blacklisting Capitol rioters

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