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by Tania Lee Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Anyone venturing out in Australia’s second-biggest city was ordered Thursday to wear a mask as authorities struggle to contain multiple coronavirus clusters in the country’s southeast. Most people seen by AFP on the quiet streets of Melbourne’s city centre wore masks in the second week of a six-week local lockdown. Victoria state, of which Melbourne is the capital, recorded 422 coronavirus cases on Thursday […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel said Sunday it had opened a factory to make millions of high-spec masks as it prepares for a possible “second wave” of coronavirus cases. After imposing tough measures to tackle the COVID-19 illness, Israel has fared relatively well in the initial months of the pandemic. More than 17,700 infections have been registered among a population of nine million, with nearly 300 deaths. But as the country has gradually opened up […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Friday backed the use of fabric facemasks in places where the new coronavirus is widespread and physical distancing is difficult, in a change of advice. As the deadly virus continues to spread, the WHO issued updated guidance on who should wear a mask, when it should be worn and what it should be made of. The use of masks […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The Canadian government said Friday that one million KN95 masks imported from China did not meet its strict standards and so could not be distributed to frontline health workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Public Health Agency of Canada “has identified approximately one million KN95 masks as non-compliant with specifications for healthcare settings,” a spokesman told AFP. “These items were not distributed to provinces and territories for frontline health care […]
(Eagle News)–Quezon City residents are now required to wear face masks or other improvised ones when in public. This was announced by Mayor Joy Belmonte, after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año urged local government units to pass their own measures mandating their use to help in efforts to ensure a slowdown of the COVID-19 virus. Under Executive Order No. 25, Series of 2020, residents are required to wear “surgical masks, medical masks, industrial masks, earloop masks, […]
(Eagle News)–All residents in areas declared under an enhanced community quarantine are now required to wear face masks or improvised ones when leaving their homes. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement in a virtual press briefing on Thursday, April 2. “For areas placed under ECQ, the IATF hereby adopts the policy of mandatory wearing by all residents of face masks, earloop masks, indigenous, reusable or do-it-yourself masks, face shields, handkerchiefs, or such other protective […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has started the distribution of 150,000 masks to health workers and other essential personnel who need to report to work amid the enhanced community quarantine. The total number of masks distributed was 50,000 more than the original number the DOTr announced. The agency said hospitals, its frontline employees, those involved in port and airport operations, enforcers, and drivers helping in ferrying health workers under the DOTr Free Ride program will […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation is slated to distribute around 100,000 face masks to frontliners as the enhanced community quarantine continues. In a statement, the DOTr said the masks were donated by a “good samaritan,” and would be distributed to hospitals, those involved in port and airport operations, enforcers, drivers, persons involved in the DOTr Free Ride program, and health workers, among others. “To the one who donated these hundred thousand face masks, I, on […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon has stressed the need for the government to stockpile on face masks, medical gowns, personal protective equipment and other strategic medical supplies to ensure sufficient stocks during epidemics and calamities. In filing Senate Bill No. 1347 or the Stockpiling Act of 2019, Gordon said if the country has sufficient supplies in stockpile, there would be no panic buying during emergencies. He cited as an example the sudden increase in the price […]
(Eagle News) – Ashfall from the erupting Taal Volcano has reached wider areas in Southern Tagalog, Rizal and Metro Manila prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to issue a precautionary advisory for the affected population. “As of this issuance, ashfall from the ongoing eruption of Taal has reportedly fallen in the following areas: Tanauan, Batangas; Escala, Tagaytay; Sta. Rosa, Laguna; Dasmariñas, Bacoor, Silang, Cavite; Malolos, San Jose Del Monte, Meycauayan, Bulacan; […]
LONDON, England (Reuters) — A London-based designer has developed pollution-busting face masks to protect children from the English capital city’s toxic air. Doodle Masks come in colourful designs, including Disney film themes, designed to attract children, and are sold for £7.50 ($9.41 USD) each online. “The face mask is important because you want to protect your children from taking the pollution into their lungs and affecting them, especially as my son could develop asthma in […]
