Nicola Sturgeon sets out school face masks plans

Face masks chaos as Nicola Sturgeon is poised to order children to wear mouth coverings in Scottish school corridors and communal areas – as Boris rules them OUT for teachers and pupils Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish government consulting on using masks in school They will likely be required when students and staff travel between classes … Read more

Rod Stewart, 75, and Penny Lancaster, 49, sport vibrant face masks in Venice

They been leading quite the jet-setting lifestyle as they’ve spent the last few months between London, Florida and Croatia. And Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster kept the good times rolling as they enjoyed some quality time together during their holiday in Venice on Saturday. The music legend, 75, and the Loose Women panellist, 49, … Read more

Masks in the workplace, mass testing and mutations: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions

Will masks soon be compulsory in the workplace? France has said it will become compulsory for its workers to wear masks in all indoor, open work areas – including open-plan offices, meeting rooms, workshops, corridors and kitchens – from September. Yet Health Secretary Matt Hancock insisted UK offices would not be subjected to the same … Read more

Man who was haranguing rail staff for not wearing masks is knocked unconscious

Man who was haranguing rail staff for not wearing face masks at busy London station is knocked unconscious by pram-pushing passerby – who was also bare-faced A passenger was knocked unconscious at Clapham Junction railway station  Footage shows him arguing with staff before another passenger attacks him The attacker had a child with him and … Read more

Masks are made compulsory in French offices as country fights to slow down coronavirus second wave

The French city of Toulouse today made masks compulsory outdoors while coverings will soon be required in offices across the country as it tries to slow a second wave of coronavirus.  Toulouse is France’s fourth-largest city and and officials fear that a mass movement of people as the summer break draws to a close will lead … Read more

Masks are made compulsory in French offices as country fights to slow down coronavirus second wave

France will make masks compulsory in French offices from next month to slow down a coronavirus second wave.  People returning from their summer holidays will be required to cover their faces throughout all enclosed work spaces, including in corridors and lobbies. It comes as cases have spiked in France, particularly among those aged 25 to … Read more

Coronavirus: Why face masks DO work, according to study

Coughing or sneezing without a face covering exposes bystanders to at least 10,000 times more droplets, scientists claim.    Droplets — large particles that fall to the ground and land on surfaces — are thought to be the main driver of Covid-19 transmission.     Academics ran a number of experiments with real people and life-sized mannequins connected to … Read more

Face masks must be worn walking along beach in Tenerife and Lanzarote and Ibiza pool parties banned

Brits visiting the Canary Islands, including Tenerife and Lanzarote, will now have to wear masks on the beach as the regional government reinforces coronavirus safety regulations. Tourists are also being warned to wear them when around swimming pools as part of the new compulsory order which makes the wearing of face masks compulsory in all … Read more

Chris Pine masks up for coffee run with girlfriend Annabelle Wallis… ahead of DC FanDome panel

Emmy nominee Chris Pine and his girlfriend Annabelle Wallis stopped by their favorite Blue Bottle Coffee in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood on Sunday. The acting couple made sure to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus by wearing masks, which California Governor Gavin Newsom made mandatory for all public outings on June 18. As of … Read more

Coronavirus: Wearing face masks could lower death rate 5%

Everybody wearing face coverings in public could reduce a country’s Covid-19 death rate by five per cent, according to a study. And if medical masks are given to the elderly and people currently sick with Covid-19, the effect doubles.  Applying this to the UK’s death toll of 41,329 suggests the strategy could have saved 10 … Read more