Face masks – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

Keep that mask on: Fauci says face coverings could be needed even in 2022, as he defines new ‘normality’

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

White House health adviser Anthony Fauci has triggered a fresh round of rage online by saying people in the US may be required to wear face masks to protect themselves and others from Covid-19 even in 2022. … Read More >Keep that mask on: Fauci says face coverings could be needed even in 2022, as he defines new ‘normality’

Russia

Russia unmasked! Face coverings likely to be dropped by spring amid vaccinations & rising immunity against coronavirus – experts

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021By Editor

As more people develop antibodies to Covid-19, Russia has begun relaxing pandemic restrictions. Now, as experts say that the number of cases are unlikely to fall to zero, the country is contemplating a return to near normality. … Read More >Russia unmasked! Face coverings likely to be dropped by spring amid vaccinations & rising immunity against coronavirus – experts

USA

Family of 20 booted off American Airlines flight for ‘improper mask-wearing’

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

A family of 20, including 10 children, was forced off an American Airlines flight over a trivial violation of the company’s mask policy, one family member claims, insisting his face covering only briefly slipped under his nose. … Read More >Family of 20 booted off American Airlines flight for ‘improper mask-wearing’

EU

Stay silent, please! France’s Academy of Medicine advises people to ‘avoid talking’ on public transport to stop spread of Covid-19

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021By Editor

The French National Academy of Medicine has urged people to quit the chatter on packed buses and trains, where social distancing is impossible. The country’s health minister earlier asked everyone to wear better quality masks. … Read More >Stay silent, please! France’s Academy of Medicine advises people to ‘avoid talking’ on public transport to stop spread of Covid-19

EU

No homemade face coverings: German airlines mandating passengers to wear higher grade FFP2 or N95 masks

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

Passengers will be mandated to wear higher-grade masks against Covid-19 when flying German airlines and their subsidiaries, starting next month. Tougher mask rules have also been introduced in malls and on public transport. … Read More >No homemade face coverings: German airlines mandating passengers to wear higher grade FFP2 or N95 masks

USA

Biden signs flurry of executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

In his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders, starting with imposing a federal mask mandate, a commitment to ‘racial equity,’ and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement. … Read More >Biden signs flurry of executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

EU

Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown, makes masks compulsory amid fears of new virus strains

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s 16 state leaders have agreed to extend the country’s current lockdown until the middle of February in response to the spread of Covid-19 and the appearance of new variants. … Read More >Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown, makes masks compulsory amid fears of new virus strains

EU

Austrians must wear FFP2 respirators in malls & on public transport, govt says amid lockdown extension

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

Austria has introduced tighter rules on social distancing and mask-wearing, with a nationwide lockdown extended until February 7. Life will hopefully return to normal in the summer, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said. … Read More >Austrians must wear FFP2 respirators in malls & on public transport, govt says amid lockdown extension

EU

Frankfurt Airport evacuation sparked by man shouting ‘I will kill you all, Allahu Akbar’ when confronted for not wearing mask

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

German police have taken into custody a Slovenian man who refused to wear a mask at Frankfurt Airport and threatened to kill everybody, thus prompting an evacuation of parts of the building and a train station’s closure. … Read More >Frankfurt Airport evacuation sparked by man shouting ‘I will kill you all, Allahu Akbar’ when confronted for not wearing mask

UK

UK retail staff face ‘violence and abuse’ while enforcing Covid-19 rules amid fears virus spreading in supermarkets

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

British retailers have said shop workers are being abused when they encourage people to wear face masks in-store, and that it is the police’s job to make people follow health measures designed to stem the spread of coronavirus. … Read More >UK retail staff face ‘violence and abuse’ while enforcing Covid-19 rules amid fears virus spreading in supermarkets