After a long gap of 10 months, the local train services in the financial capital resumed for public. Over 500 commuters have been fined for not wearing face masks while travelling via Mumbai local trains, the authorities said. Wearing a face mask in public places is mandatory to prevent the coronavirus spread.
The material most commonly used to make the disposable mask is polypropylene. It is a form of plastic and poses serious threat to environment.
According to the BMC, from April till November 28, it took action against 4.85 lakh citizens for not wearing masks in public places and collected over Rs 10.7 crore as fine from them
Men are more prone of skin issues while wearing masks because of the beard. Therefore, here we are with a few tips on how to take care of your beard if you are wearing a COVID-19 mask.
Researchers, including one from Indian-origin, stressed that materials, design and length of face masks are important to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Here we are with a few tips to prevent skin problems which may arise from wearing a mask for longer periods.
The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, assessed studies on face masks and reviewed epidemiological reports on whether they reduce the number of people an infected person spreads the pathogen to -- the reproduction number of the virus.
According to the statement, 976 people were fined a total of Rs 1 lakh for not wearing face masks in public places. Two-hundred such offenders were found at Kasna police station area and penalised,, 189 in Badalpur police station area in Central Noida and 87 in Noida's Sector 24 police station area.
Now, those not wearing face maks in Nagaland will have to pay a fine of Rs 100, the state government has said. Other than this, institutions without handwashing facilities too will have to pay a fine of Rs 500, with immediate effect.
Researchers have developed a reusable cotton face mask that they say can kill up to 99.99 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a special type of cotton face mask that kills up to 99.9999 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure.
Next time if you are caught without a face mask in public in Mumbai, get ready to sweep roads as part of community service if you fail to pay fine to the city civic body.
US President Donald Trump has mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden, for letting his mask hang off his ear when he delivers speeches. Speaking to rally-goers in Pennsylvania, Trump says of Joe Biden, “Did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him?”
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At a time when face masks have become an inseparable part of life to protect oneself from contracting the coronavirus, a 55-year-old businessman in Odisha has procured one which is made of gold and cost him Rs 3.5 lakh.
As we learn to live with the virus, netizens present their improvised versions of face mask. Have a look and let us know your pick.
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, masks are the new normal. Keeping up with the current trend, Kunal Pariyani, a clothes seller, from Bhopal is selling cloth masks with PM Modi's face printed on it.
The groom was wearing a 'sehra' made of flowers and a garland of currency notes but did not wear a mask.
Widespread use of face masks combined with physical distancing can lower Covid-19 transmission.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines for the use of face masks to protect oneself from COVID-19. The updated guidelines shine a light on who should wear a mask and when it should be worn. The guidelines also advise on what it should be made of.
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