Now Hollywood brings mask mandates back! Lionsgate studios which makes Saw and Hunger Games franchises asks office staff to don face coverings and test again - as Covid hospital rates rise for fifth w
1 year, 4 months ago

Now Hollywood brings mask mandates back! Lionsgate studios which makes Saw and Hunger Games franchises asks office staff to don face coverings and test again - as Covid hospital rates rise for fifth w

Daily Mail  

Has YOUR workplace reintroduced face masks? Get in touch: [email protected] They are also requiring employees to test themselves before going to the office A major Hollywood studio has reintroduced Covid mask mandates amid fears about rising virus rates and a new highly mutated variant. Lionsgate — best known for its horror franchise Saw and The Hunger Games — is asking staff to don face coverings again at its flagship office in Santa Monica, California, after several employees tested positive. Pictured above are staff wearing masks before filming 'Tick Tick Boom' in Midtown New York City in 2020 Hospitalizations across the US have risen for the fifth week in a row, but they are also barely a third of the levels from this time the previous year Covid deaths remain static at present after having risen four percent in a week. Pictured above is a scene from Saw IV, released in 2007 A staff member offers a face mask to a man at Chinese Hospital in San Francisco, back in August 2021 during the pandemic Former FDA commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb warned over the weekend that he was 'very concerned' about the new strain, saying it may be more infectious than other variants.

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GP surgeries bring back facemasks amid whooping cough outbreak: Patients are asked to wear face coverings to appointments and wait outside
7 months, 1 week ago

GP surgeries bring back facemasks amid whooping cough outbreak: Patients are asked to wear face coverings to appointments and wait outside

Daily Mail  

GPs surgeries are once again asking patients to wear face masks to appointments amid the nationwide outbreak of whooping cough. Pictured: The Parkview Surgery in Uxbridge, Middlesex, which told patients: 'If you have a face to face appointment, the doctors ask that you wear a face mask to your appointment' Pictured: West Hampstead Medical Centre which has emailed all of …

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of patients died after catching COVID in Victorian hospitals, new data shows

ABC  

When Dean's* father was rushed to hospital with a bad case of gastro in February, he assumed he'd be back on his feet in a few days. "The numbers indicate that there is a big problem here — these infections and deaths are potentially preventable," said Associate Professor Suman Majumdar, chief health officer for COVID and health emergencies at the …

Spain brings back mandatory facemasks in hospitals as Covid spikes again
11 months, 1 week ago

Spain brings back mandatory facemasks in hospitals as Covid spikes again

The Independent  

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Hospitals forced to reintroduce masks after spike in Covid admissions
11 months, 1 week ago

Hospitals forced to reintroduce masks after spike in Covid admissions

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Figures published by the NHS also show the number …

I'm an A&E doctor and this is why it's time to start wearing masks again... as experts issue dire warnings over a virulent new Covid variant
11 months, 2 weeks ago

I'm an A&E doctor and this is why it's time to start wearing masks again... as experts issue dire warnings over a virulent new Covid variant

Daily Mail  

It’s that time again. Dr Saleyha Ahsan says she always wears a mask in crowded places Now one of the UK’s leading experts, Sir Andrew Pollard, who is a professor of infection and immunity at the University of Oxford, is predicting ‘a rise in infections in the population over the course of the next week’, driven by a highly infectious …

Start Wearing Masks, Says Health Minister
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Start Wearing Masks, Says Health Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Wednesday urged the public to start wearing masks in public places and follow social distance protocols, while chairing a review on Covid-19 control in the state in the wake of the emergence of the JN.1 variant. The minister said that people experiencing Covid-like symptoms must visit a doctor, get advice and get themselves tested …

Expert who has never caught Covid tells Aussies to wear face masks every time they leave the house - amid fresh mandate in one state
1 year, 1 month ago

Expert who has never caught Covid tells Aussies to wear face masks every time they leave the house - amid fresh mandate in one state

Daily Mail  

A leading epidemiologist who has never caught Covid-19 has advised Australians to wear face masks every time they leave the house to avoid catching the virus. Dr Zoe Hyde,who has never caught Covid-19 has advised Australians to wear face masks every time they leave the house if they want to stay Covid-free A recent surge in Covid-19 cases - Australia's …

Some Bay Area healthcare workers will have to mask again as threat of COVID, flu looms
1 year, 3 months ago

Some Bay Area healthcare workers will have to mask again as threat of COVID, flu looms

LA Times  

Registered nurse Ashley Cohagen works with a patient in the COVID area inside the intensive care unit at Providence Saint John’s Health Center on Dec. 15, 2020. Healthcare workers in several Bay Area counties will soon be required to wear masks in patient care settings as the region contends with continued coronavirus transmission and looks ahead to the wider respiratory …

Why no one is talking about new mask rules even as COVID-19 rises in L.A.
1 year, 3 months ago

Why no one is talking about new mask rules even as COVID-19 rises in L.A.

LA Times  

Despite rising coronavirus outbreaks across Los Angeles County, officials said they have no plans for new public mask mandates — a sign of how COVID-19 policies have changed in an era of plentiful vaccines, lower death rates and back-to-normal culture. “We have such good tools right now that we really shouldn’t get there.” California COVID outbreaks hit workplaces, schools across …

Dr Fauci refutes study claiming that masks don’t work as Covid concerns rise
1 year, 3 months ago

Dr Fauci refutes study claiming that masks don’t work as Covid concerns rise

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am concerned that people will not abide by recommendations—and we’re not talking about mandates …

Return of masks? COVID-19 cases surge; new variant ‘Pirola’ causes concern
1 year, 3 months ago

Return of masks? COVID-19 cases surge; new variant ‘Pirola’ causes concern

Live Mint  

COVID-19 cases in the United States have surged to levels reminiscent of the peak experienced last winter, causing concerns over the emergence of a new highly mutated variant known as "Pirola" BA.2.86 and the impending respiratory virus season. Dr. Georges Benjamin, the Executive Director of the American Public Health Association, highlights that masking remains a potent tool for mitigating COVID-19 …

COVID-19: should we start wearing masks again?
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID-19: should we start wearing masks again?

The Hindu  

One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID-19 is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. It’s this worry that there may be a new wave of infections that has got some people talking about the need to reintroduce measures that …

Mask mania sweeps America... AGAIN: Rutgers University in New Jersey and hospital in upstate NY become latest to make face coverings compulsory - but TSA tells Daily Mail that Covid mandates WON'T ret
1 year, 3 months ago

Mask mania sweeps America... AGAIN: Rutgers University in New Jersey and hospital in upstate NY become latest to make face coverings compulsory - but TSA tells Daily Mail that Covid mandates WON'T ret

Daily Mail  

Covid masks are creeping back into American life again with hospitals, Hollywood studios and colleges mandating their use — and there are rumors they could return on planes. Rutgers University in New Jersey today announced face coverings will be compulsory for staff and students on its campuses, following a similar announcement by Morris Brown College in Atlanta earlier this week. …

Lionsgate tells employees to wear masks amid new Covid variant
1 year, 3 months ago

Lionsgate tells employees to wear masks amid new Covid variant

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lionsgate has told nearly half of its …

Masks are back on at Lionsgate HQ as COVID outbreaks rise, including at ‘Masked Singer’ studio
1 year, 4 months ago

Masks are back on at Lionsgate HQ as COVID outbreaks rise, including at ‘Masked Singer’ studio

LA Times  

The change in policy at Lionsgate Entertainment comes after several employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal memo. The policy change came after several employees tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal memo. Of those, 14 were at workplaces, including a couple within the entertainment industry — the Directors Guild of America and “The Masked Singer” studio …

Masks must in BMC hospitals
1 year, 8 months ago

Masks must in BMC hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Seeing a rise in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has made wearing masks compulsory in its hospitals. Mumbai, India - April 10, 2023: Health workers participate in a mock drill after the Union Health Ministry decided to conduct a nationwide mock drill on 10 and 11 April to check the preparedness …

Masks must for hospital staff, mock drills to check Covid preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 8 months ago

Masks must for hospital staff, mock drills to check Covid preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

The health authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday conducted a mock drill in hospitals and health institutions to review Covid-19 preparedness while also making it mandatory for the hospital staff to wear face masks in view of the uptick in cases this month. Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a slight increase in Covid cases this month with one death …

Haryana Govt makes wearing face masks mandatory in public places
1 year, 8 months ago

Haryana Govt makes wearing face masks mandatory in public places

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh : Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Haryana government made wearing face masks mandatory in public places, said a bulletin issued by the Haryana Health Department on Saturday. The statement said, "It is intimated that in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Health Minister, Haryana on 03.04.2023, it has been observed that there is a significant …

DC Edit | Masks advisable as Covid could disrupt lives again
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Masks advisable as Covid could disrupt lives again

Deccan Chronicle  

Covid-19 is back in the news not just as a regular rejoinder but as a potential disruptor. The Union government must revisit the Covid protocols and prod state governments to decide what is to be introduced now. Several waves of the pandemic and different variants of the virus that have visited humanity in the last three years have given us …

Mask mandatory in this Maharashtra district amid spike in Covid cases
1 year, 8 months ago

Mask mandatory in this Maharashtra district amid spike in Covid cases

Live Mint  

Amid spike in COVID-19 and influenza cases in Maharashtra, the Satara district administration has made wearing of mask compulsory for employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks, news agency PTI reported. The collector also appealed to residents in the district to use masks and maintain social distancing, and hand hygiene in crowded places such as …

Covid Status Check: Masks Are Back, States on High Alert; UP, Kerala Mull New Strategies
1 year, 8 months ago

Covid Status Check: Masks Are Back, States on High Alert; UP, Kerala Mull New Strategies

News 18  

Covid cases in India have seen a spike the past month, with a 40% jump in daily cases on March 30. According to the World Health Organisation, the highest proportional increase of new Covid cases was observed in India, in the Southeast Asia Region from February 27 to March 26, 2023. Uttar Pradesh The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh …

COVID-19: Wearing face mask mandatory in Tamil Nadu hospitals from tomorrow
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19: Wearing face mask mandatory in Tamil Nadu hospitals from tomorrow

India TV News  

COVID-19: The Tamil Nadu government has made wearing of face masks mandatory at all government hospitals across the State from Saturday owing to an increase in coronavirus-positive cases. Doctors, nurses, medical staff, patients and visitors have been asked to ensure cent per cent compliance at around 11,300 health facilities because infection initially started in hospitals, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said …

Hollywood to drop COVID safety measures as federal emergency declaration ends
1 year, 8 months ago

Hollywood to drop COVID safety measures as federal emergency declaration ends

LA Times  

Rachel Brosnahan shields herself with an umbrella while playing with a dog in between takes on the set of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” It is an example of the precautions productions have taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. Key protocols used on film and TV sets to limit the spread of COVID-19 are set to end in May, the …

Column: COVID lab leak? Mask mandates? Why are we still having these fights?
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: COVID lab leak? Mask mandates? Why are we still having these fights?

LA Times  

On Monday, the White House announced there is no consensus in the Biden administration about whether COVID-19 sprang from a leak in a virus laboratory in China or was the result of a leap from another species to humans. I reserve my anger for the way the government under former President Trump bungled its response to the disease, the way …

Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals
1 year, 10 months ago

Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals

Live Mint  

Face masks have done ‘little to nothing’ to curb the Covid-19 transmission, a new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” suggested. It conducted research on the findings of 78 randomized controlled trials to find out whether the physical interventions, including face masks and hand wash, limited the spread of respiratory diseases. “Wearing …

Masks made little or no difference in Covid-19 spread, new study suggests
1 year, 10 months ago

Masks made little or no difference in Covid-19 spread, new study suggests

India TV News  

A new review led by 12 researchers from universities around the world has examined whether wearing face masks helped prevent the spread of Covid-19. According to the study published by the Cochrane Library, "Wearing masks in the community probably makes little or no difference" in controlling the spread of Covid-19. However, it's important to note that the review included studies …

Covid News: China Returnee 6-year-old Girl, Her Mother Test Coronavirus Positive in Tamil Nadu's Madurai
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid News: China Returnee 6-year-old Girl, Her Mother Test Coronavirus Positive in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

News 18  

Covid News Updates: Several hospitals across the country on Tuesday held mock drills to check the preparedness of health facilities to deal with any spurt in Covid-19 cases. Today mock drills are conducted across Covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment,” Mandaviya said after reviewing the mock drill at the Delhi hospital. Deputy Chief Minister …

Health officials are urging masks again amid high COVID, flu levels
2 years ago

Health officials are urging masks again amid high COVID, flu levels

LA Times  

With COVID-19, the flu and other respiratory diseases circulating widely in Los Angeles County and elsewhere, many officials are urging residents to use a familiar tool to help thwart transmission: masks. As case rates rise, “your chance of catching COVID during your routine activities — grocery shopping, eating out, running errands, going to work — will increase,” according to Los …

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government

Firstpost  

Additionally, it stated that any specific reference of a fine or other penalty was not required to be made during in-flight announcements New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said the use of masks is not mandatory during air travel; however, passengers should preferably use them amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases. In a communication to the scheduled …

Return of the mask! Five NHS trusts have already brought back mandatory face covering rules
2 years, 2 months ago

Return of the mask! Five NHS trusts have already brought back mandatory face covering rules

Daily Mail  

At least five NHS trusts in England have brought back mask requirements due to Covid's resurgence, MailOnline can reveal. Some are also telling patients to wear masks and reimposing social distancing guidelines, in scenes reminiscent of the earliest days of the pandemic It comes as Kate Middleton was pictured wearing a mask today while on a visit to Royal Surrey …

California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where
2 years, 3 months ago

California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where

LA Times  

In a new sign of improving coronavirus conditions, California will ease its mask-wearing recommendations for the first time in seven months. Instead, California will recommend universal mask wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 community level — which indicates rates of new coronavirus-positive hospitalizations — is high. Even with the changes, when the COVID-19 community level is high, the California Department …

L.A. County could soon drop this key COVID mask rule. Here’s why
2 years, 3 months ago

L.A. County could soon drop this key COVID mask rule. Here’s why

LA Times  

Los Angeles County’s requirement that riders wear masks aboard public transit or in transportation hubs such as airports could end this month if coronavirus case rates decline further. And because the person with COVID is often capable of infecting others for up to 48 hours before they develop any symptoms — and some people never develop symptoms and yet can …

The surprising reason why this L.A. boutique says it banned COVID masks: Crime
2 years, 4 months ago

The surprising reason why this L.A. boutique says it banned COVID masks: Crime

LA Times  

The front window of Kitson in Los Angeles states that masks are banned because of a string of robberies in the area. “There’s a customer coming in with a mask,” he said, “and I need to tell them they can’t come in with one.” That’s the new reality at Kitson on Robertson Boulevard in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los …

Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes
2 years, 4 months ago

Los Angeles County avoids new mask rule as COVID stabilizes

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized, a top health official said Thursday. Health director Barbara Ferrer said two weeks ago that the nation’s most populous county could again require face coverings if trends in hospital admissions continued under criteria …

A new L.A. mask mandate would have less value at this stage of the pandemic, some experts say
2 years, 4 months ago

A new L.A. mask mandate would have less value at this stage of the pandemic, some experts say

LA Times  

As successive waves of COVID-19 have swept across the Southland, Michael Matteo Rossi, a 35 year-old filmmaker who lives in Los Feliz, has gamely masked up whenever he shopped, ate out or visited with his parents, who are in their 70s. Barbara Ferrer, director of L.A. County Department of Health, announced plans to reinstate an indoor mask mandate if the …

Necessary or excessive? Debate intensifies over potential mask rule for L.A. County
2 years, 4 months ago

Necessary or excessive? Debate intensifies over potential mask rule for L.A. County

LA Times  

Visitors to the Grand Central Market are mostly masked on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Los Angeles. Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer has said L.A. County would reimpose an indoor mask mandate if it reached the high COVID-19 community level, as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and remained there for two consecutive weeks. cited growing …

With COVID surging, Los Angeles may soon require masks
2 years, 5 months ago

With COVID surging, Los Angeles may soon require masks

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Hollywood film industry has long required it. “We’re asking you to take a sensible step, when there’s this much transmission with a highly transmissible variant, to go ahead and put back on a well fitting high-filtration mask when you’re indoors around others.” Nationwide, the …

Malibu City Hall resumes face mask mandate amid staff COVID infections
2 years, 5 months ago

Malibu City Hall resumes face mask mandate amid staff COVID infections

LA Times  

Malibu City Hall began requiring the use of face masks this week amid a cluster of COVID-19 infections among staff and a spike in cases throughout Los Angeles County. On Friday, the L.A. County Department of Public Health informed Malibu that “due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the county and the resulting positive cases among City Hall …

Will everyone in California eventually get coronavirus? What we know
2 years, 5 months ago

Will everyone in California eventually get coronavirus? What we know

LA Times  

With tens of thousands of new coronavirus cases being reported in California each week, it might seem inevitable that everyone will get infected at some point. “The storyline is, ‘Everybody’s gotten it.’ But the reality is a lot of people haven’t,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a UC San Francisco infectious-disease expert. “Everyone needs to be vigilant to avoid exposure and …

Mask in public places now a must says Maharashtra government amid rise in Covid cases
2 years, 6 months ago

Mask in public places now a must says Maharashtra government amid rise in Covid cases

India Today  

Amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, an order was issued by the state government asking citizens to wear masks in public places except open spaces. The state government expressed concern over the rising number of Covid cases to the district authorities. READ | Centre writes to 5 states to monitor situation as Covid cases rise again Talking to India Today …

Covid-19 task force recommends restoration of mask mandate
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 task force recommends restoration of mask mandate

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the state Covid-19 task force has recommended that the state government make masks mandatory mask in crowded and poorly ventilated public places. Following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour will also help in combating other airborne diseases like tuberculosis,” said Dr Kedar Toraskar, critical care specialist and member of the state Covid-19 task force. In Wockhardt …

A third of US should be considering masks, officials say
2 years, 7 months ago

A third of US should be considering masks, officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States — and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. “Prior increases of infections, in different waves of infection, have demonstrated that this travels across the country,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC …

We lack research data on how masks help us keep covid away
2 years, 8 months ago

We lack research data on how masks help us keep covid away

Live Mint  

After a judge overturned a mandate of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requiring US airline passengers to wear masks aboard aircraft, transport security systems stopped enforcing masking at airports. While science has brought us great advances in pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines and covid treatments, it’s provided little new information about the value of non-pharmaceutical interventions such …

As Covid cases rise, Punjab govt advises public to wear face masks again
2 years, 8 months ago

As Covid cases rise, Punjab govt advises public to wear face masks again

Hindustan Times  

More than a month after all Covid-related curbs were lifted in Punjab, the state government on Thursday issued an order, asking people to once again start wearing masks, particularly in public places. “In view of increasing number of COVID cases in some of the States and UTs, all the residents of the State of Punjab are hereby advised to wear …

Fourth Wave Fears: As Delhi Brings Face Masks Back, Check Other States Where Masks Are Mandatory
2 years, 8 months ago

Fourth Wave Fears: As Delhi Brings Face Masks Back, Check Other States Where Masks Are Mandatory

News 18  

Delhi on Wednesday made face masks mandatory once again and re-imposed a fine of Rs 500 for ditching the face covering as a surge in Covid-19 cases added to fears of a possible fourth wave of coronavirus in the national capital as well as the country. Here’s a look at which other states have brought back the mask mandate: Uttar …

Use of masks made mandatory in public places amid rising Covid cases in Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Use of masks made mandatory in public places amid rising Covid cases in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Face masks will be mandatory again in public places in the national capital and any violations will attract a ₹500 fine, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday even as it chose to keep the schools open and decided against bringing back other restrictions involving regulating markets or social gatherings. On Monday, authorities in National Capital Region …

CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises
2 years, 8 months ago

CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order, which was set to expire on April 18, until May 3 to allow more time to …

People tire of masks, but doctors in Bengaluru advise caution citing Covid-19 cases in China
2 years, 8 months ago

People tire of masks, but doctors in Bengaluru advise caution citing Covid-19 cases in China

The Hindu  

The scorching summer sun, low number of COVID-19 cases or simply exhaustion from wearing them for over two years are the reasons being cited by an increasing number of people who are lax about wearing masks. Col Singh said in the light of the spread of the virus in China, people should continue to wear a mask, at least in …

Big Cities Lift Covid Curbs, But Doctors Divided Over Mask Mandate, And Can It Prevent Next Wave?
2 years, 8 months ago

Big Cities Lift Covid Curbs, But Doctors Divided Over Mask Mandate, And Can It Prevent Next Wave?

News 18  

Even as Maharashtra and Delhi have made masks optional, the doctor community is divided over the new move, and some believe that masks should still be mandatory despite India seeing a big drop in Covid cases. Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of Indian Medical Association ’s national Covid task force, said, “It is dangerous if more states make wearing masks optional. …

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