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  Delhi schools mandate face masks amid air pollution, steps taken for safety

  Education | November 16, 2024 14:16 IST

  With primary schools across Delhi moving to online mode in the wake of rising air pollution, authorities are taking steps to ensure the safety of students of classes six and above.

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  Get healthy, glowing skin with these DIY chocolate face masks this World Chocolate Day 2024

  Beauty | July 07, 2024 16:15 IST

  Know the secret to radiant skin with these easy DIY chocolate face masks, perfect for celebrating World Chocolate Day 2024. Indulge in a sweet skincare treat for a glowing complexion!

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  Lemon Face Masks: Give these DIY face packs a try for clear and healthy skin

  Beauty | February 21, 2023 15:00 IST

  Here are a few simple DIY face masks that would help you to achieve the perfect complexion. They will leave your skin looking fresh and healthy.

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  COVID-19 guidelines: Uttarakhand makes 'mask' compulsory in schools amid rising cases

  India | December 29, 2022 11:23 IST

  COVID-19 guidelines in Uttarakhand: "The students, teachers and other employees of private and government schools will have to come wearing masks and follow using sanitiser-thermal screening," said Director General of Education Bansidhar Tiwari.

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  Goa government urges citizens to continue wearing face masks, follow COVID norms

  India | April 28, 2022 7:20 IST

  According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are currently 27 active COVID cases in Goa.

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  Masks must in public places in Delhi, Rs 500 fine on violation; those in private cars exempted

  India | April 22, 2022 19:12 IST

  The mandate will not be applicable to those who are travelling in private vehicles together. A fine of Rs 500 will be imposed on those seen flouting the norm in public places.

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  Haryana mandates face masks in 4 districts as COVID cases rise

  India | April 19, 2022 7:52 IST

  Of 234 cases reported in Haryana on Monday, 198 surfaced in Gurugram alone while 21 were from Faridabad.

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  Face masks mandatory in Lucknow, Noida and 4 other districts of UP

  India | April 18, 2022 14:30 IST

  Several states including Uttar Pradesh had earlier decided to stop penalising people for not wearing masks.

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  All Covid restrictions to end from March 31, only face masks to remain mandatory

  India | March 23, 2022 13:15 IST

  The Central government had on March 24, 2020, issued for the first time orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005 for the containment of COVID-19 in the country and these have been modified on various occasions.

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  COVID pandemic: Pentagon says masks 'no longer required indoors'

  World | March 03, 2022 8:44 IST

  The decision was made per new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a press release, Xinhua news agency reported.

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  Delhi govt order to wear mask in car while driving alone "absurd": HC

  India | February 01, 2022 20:24 IST

  The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had told the court that it has not issued any direction asking people to wear masks in a car when they are alone and that health is a state subject and the Delhi government has to decide on it.

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  Cotton masks just fashion statement: Know which mask gives most protection against COVID-19?

  Health | January 04, 2022 13:18 IST

  While many kinds of face masks are available in the market, which one offers the best protection from Covid strains and keeps you protected from communicable infections? Know which mask gives you the most protection during this omicron spread.

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  COVID: Florida school mask debate headed for appeals court battle

  India | September 04, 2021 11:37 IST

  Plaintiff attorney Charles Gallagher said in a court filing that the rise of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID makes it all the more important that school districts be permitted to decide student mask mandates for themselves.

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  Republican leader slams CDC for new mask mandate, says it’s based on data from India

  World | July 29, 2021 12:29 IST

  Congressman Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, was speaking against a bill that proposed to reinstitute a mask mandate in the House of Representatives.

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  Face masks to become personal choice as UK lifts lockdown

  World | July 04, 2021 18:20 IST

  The use of face masks as protection against coronavirus will become a matter of "personal choice" as the UK lifts legal lockdown measures in place later this month, a Cabinet minister said on Sunday.

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  Now a face mask that detects Covid-19 like RT-PCR tests

  Science | June 29, 2021 18:54 IST

  A team of US researchers has developed face masks with biosensors that can be customised to detect pathogens such as the SARS-CoV2, virus causing Covid-19, and toxins and alert the user.

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  Spain to ease compulsory outdoor mask mandate

  World | June 19, 2021 11:36 IST

  Addressing an event in Barcelona on Friday, he said that the government is going to bring up the proposal on June 24 at the cabinet meeting, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  COVID: Mumbai Police Commissioner instructs cops to sport face shields on duty

  India | April 27, 2021 15:34 IST

  The top cop's instructions have come in the light of police checkpoints set up across the city to crackdown on unnecessary movement of people amid the COVID pandemic.

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  NGO makes eco-friendly masks to conserve environment in Mangaluru

  India | April 25, 2021 19:25 IST

  Paper Seed Co, the NGO based at Pakshikere, has started making such masks embedded with seeds of plants, which will sprout once discarded.

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  COVID-19: Maharashtra villagers make goats wear masks to keep virus away

  India | April 19, 2021 16:32 IST

  Farmers of Mahur tehsil are shielding and safeguarding goats by making them wear the face masks.