Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) | A doctor has been fined for not wearing a mask while treating patients at his clinic. The Kotwali Police have slapped a challan of Rs 10,000 on a doctor in the old city who was treating patients without wearing a mask. According to reports, a police team was on a routine checking […]
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) | A man from Deoria has become the first offender to be fined Rs 10,000 for not wearing a mask. This was the second time that he had been caught without a mask. Earlier, he had been fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask. According to police, Amarjit Yadav of the Bariyarpur […]
New York | Scientists now report that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer’s nose and mouth and causing Covid-19. The reason for the enhanced filtration isn’t so much adding layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps or poor-fitting areas of a mask, […]
New Delhi | The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that wearing of a mask in a vehicle is compulsory during the Covid-19 pandemic, even if the vehicle is occupied only by its driver. A single judge bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh observed that if vehicles pass through public places, there is a possibility that […]
New York: Not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person’s chances of being infected by the Covid-19 virus, warn researchers. For the findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined the chances of Covid-19 infection and how the virus is easily passed from person to person. From trends and […]
Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government made wearing face mask compulsory in public, the petroleum dealers on Friday decided not to dispense fuel to the customer who is not wearing a mask. The Utkal Petroleum Dealers Association decided not to sell petrol/diesel/CNG to customers not wearing masks. “The government’s decision is for the benefit […]
Mumbai: Continuing its crackdown against the smuggling mafia exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic, Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch raided an illegal mask manufacturing unit in Agripada and seized over 57,000 3-ply facial masks, an official said here on Wednesday. A team led by Kedari Pawar of the Crime Branch swooped on the illegal factory and arrested Miraj Sheikh, […]
New Delhi: After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced that face masks will be compulsory for anyone stepping out of their homes. The decision was taken after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with the Health Department. “Wearing facial masks can reduce the spread of coronavirus substantially. Therefore, it has been […]
New Delhi: In an advisory, the Union Health Ministry, here on Saturday, suggested use of homemade masks for the people living in densely-populated areas for protecting self as well as others in the community. “Certain countries have claimed benefits of homemade face cover for the people. Such homemade face cover is a good method for […]
