The trouble with maskless tourists
3 years, 11 months ago

The trouble with maskless tourists

CNN  

CNN — Face masks remain something a polarizing topic over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic. “You can see that there is a level of selfishness there,” O’Regan tells CNN Travel, pointing out that some travelers who’ve already been fully vaccinated may feel that the rules don’t apply to them. “Tourists are at fault, but they are not the only ones who are at fault.” O’Regan points out that some officials have sent out confusing messages by being openly dismissive of mask wearing. “There’s a lack of leadership around mask wearing,” O’Regan adds. Maybe that’s a better example than having people doing push ups.” “The national authorities have to educate people and at this stage, they have to back it up with mandatory fines for those who don’t wear masks.” However, O’Regan acknowledges some destinations may be wary of seeming to be too strict or heavy handed with regards to masks, particularly those that are highly reliant on tourism.

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Trump Staffer Tried To Convince Him He 'Looked Cool' In Mask
9 months, 1 week ago

Trump Staffer Tried To Convince Him He 'Looked Cool' In Mask

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Not even Donald Trump’s ego was strong enough to get him to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one former staffer. During Thursday’s episode of “The View,” co-host and former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin recounted how she tried unsuccessfully to use flattery to get Trump to put on a …

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gov. Hochul considering a face mask ban on New York City subways, citing antisemitic acts

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. On one train, a man who was not wearing a mask led a small group in chanting “Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist” …

EXPLAINED: What Happens in the Post-Mask World of Travel?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINED: What Happens in the Post-Mask World of Travel?

News 18  

A ruling by a US federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel. In a 59-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Florida, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel. In a 59-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Florida, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month
3 years ago

First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month

CNN  

CNN — The Transportation Security Administration is set to extend the federal public transportation mask mandate for another 30 days, an administration official told CNN, pointing to guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The official’s comments came after CNN reported that federal officials began notifying stakeholders in the airline industry of the upcoming announcement. “During that …

Editorial: Hey, politicians, if you make a rule you’ve got to follow it too
3 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Hey, politicians, if you make a rule you’ve got to follow it too

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom answered questions at a press conference in Los Angeles County Monday about the photos in which he was maskless at SoFi Stadium the day before. Gavin Newsom’s maskless night out at the French Laundry in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been a lesson absorbed by politicians throughout California: People expect government officials to follow …

2021: The year of the mask
3 years, 3 months ago

2021: The year of the mask

BBC  

2021: The year of the mask Edgar Su/Reuters/Getty Images As the world entered its second full year of the coronavirus pandemic, masks became a ubiquitous sight, from sports stadiums to the highest political offices. Christopeh Simon/AFP/Getty Images Female guest in cowboy hat and mask Cultural shift Masks were even seen on the most exclusive of red carpets, such as the …

Train passengers express mixed views on return of face masks
3 years, 3 months ago

Train passengers express mixed views on return of face masks

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I never wear them,” the 52-year-old told PA. “They don’t work, they’re just a …

TSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers
3 years, 7 months ago

TSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers

Associated Press  

Federal officials are extending into January a requirement that people on airline flights and public transportation wear face masks, a rule intended to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that airlines have reported 3,889 incidents involving unruly passengers this year, and 2,867 — or 74% — involved refusing to wear a mask. Individual airlines declined …

Mexico’s most ardent anti-masker is ill with COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Mexico’s most ardent anti-masker is ill with COVID-19

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican politician whose steadfast refusal to wear a face mask has interfered with official events during the pandemic confirmed Monday that he is ill with COVID-19. He had reported on his social media accounts that he hadn’t been feeling well for days, but was sure that “it’s a very strong cold, or the bug.” On Monday, …

How the idea of wearing a mask has gone through phases of acceptance and resistance since the Spanish Flu
3 years, 8 months ago

How the idea of wearing a mask has gone through phases of acceptance and resistance since the Spanish Flu

Firstpost  

The World Health Organisation in no uncertain terms makes it clear that masks should be used as part of a comprehensive strategy of measures to suppress transmission and save lives. It was reminiscent of the fourteen portraits printed on the front page of the Chronicle in November 1918 showing a group of “beaming” faces freed from gauze masks: the revellers …

Spain to scrap mandatory outdoor masks from 26 June
3 years, 9 months ago

Spain to scrap mandatory outdoor masks from 26 June

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spain will lift a blanket …

OK, perhaps I shouldn’t have sworn – but people who refuse to wear a mask make me furious
3 years, 9 months ago

OK, perhaps I shouldn’t have sworn – but people who refuse to wear a mask make me furious

The Independent  

I did a very stupid thing last week. I used the “C” word twice and suggested that all those who didn’t want to comply with the rules about mask wearing should sit in the same carriage, so as not to piss off the rest of us and make us feel uneasy. But now that’s not going to happen and if …

Why some vaccinated people keep wearing their masks – even outdoors
3 years, 10 months ago

Why some vaccinated people keep wearing their masks – even outdoors

CNN  

CNN — Texas resident Robert Soto can’t wait to visit his favorite karaoke spots in Austin. He says he’ll be wearing his mask when he belts out “Amber” by 311 or “The Promise” by When in Rome – his go-to songs every time he grabs the mic at a bar. But even though the self-described “people person” is looking forward …

President Joe Biden’s mask-wearing doesn’t *have* to be political
3 years, 10 months ago

President Joe Biden’s mask-wearing doesn’t *have* to be political

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday, President Joe Biden walked to a podium set up outside the White House to announce the new CDC guidance on mask-wearing when outdoors. The key part of the guidance was this: “Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask outdoors, except in certain crowded settings and venues.” Which Biden paraphrased this way in his …

Mexico complains of mask-less tourists, closes ruin site
4 years ago

Mexico complains of mask-less tourists, closes ruin site

The Independent  

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Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá
4 years ago

Mexico complains of maskless tourists, closes Chichén Itzá

LA Times  

In Jan. 5, 2021, some tourists to Mayan ruins in Tulum wore masks, others not. As Mexico braces for a surge of Easter Week visitors, authorities in the country’s Yucatan peninsula expressed frustration Friday about tourists not wearing face masks. “It was truly frustrating to see hundreds of people walking around without face masks,” noting that tourists were the worst …

From his hospital bed in Florida, a former Covid skeptic posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks
4 years, 2 months ago

From his hospital bed in Florida, a former Covid skeptic posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks

CNN  

CNN — A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. “I didn’t think masks would make that much of a difference,” Chuck Stacey told CNN on Tuesday. It was very scary.” From his hospital bed, Stacey posted videos to his …

EXPLAINER: What’s with the confusion over masks?
4 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s with the confusion over masks?

Associated Press  

A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long advised people to wear masks because they help prevent people who are infected — whether they know it or not — from spreading the coronavirus. When an uninfected …

‘Real men don’t wear masks’: The link between masculinity and face coverings
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Real men don’t wear masks’: The link between masculinity and face coverings

The Independent  

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Anti-Maskers March Through Target: 'Take Off Your Mask!'
4 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Maskers March Through Target: 'Take Off Your Mask!'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Video showing a group of maskless demonstrators parading through a Target store in Florida and hollering at customers take off their masks has gone viral on social media. It shows some protesters wearing red MAGA shirts or hats and bellowing, “Take it off.” Anti-maskers in Florida invade a Target pic.twitter.com/Z8TWbl8ihD — Fifty Shades of Whey September 16, …

Face masks do not cause a false sense of security: Dutch researchers
4 years, 7 months ago

Face masks do not cause a false sense of security: Dutch researchers

NL Times  

People who wear face masks don't suddenly have a false sense of security, prompting them to ignore social distancing, according to a street observation study on the use of masks in Amsterdam. It is not masks, but crowds, that make people not keep their distance from each other, research leader Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard of the Netherlands Study Center for Crime …

Joe Biden: For The Next 3 Months, All Americans Should Wear A Mask When Outside
4 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden: For The Next 3 Months, All Americans Should Wear A Mask When Outside

NPR  

Joe Biden: For The Next 3 Months, All Americans Should Wear A Mask When Outside Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 6:08 p.m. "Every single American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next three months, at a minimum," Biden said Thursday afternoon in remarks in Wilmington, Del. Sponsor Message …

Face masks: Countries are strengthening their rules. Soon you might have to wear one outdoors
4 years, 7 months ago

Face masks: Countries are strengthening their rules. Soon you might have to wear one outdoors

CNN  

London CNN — Cases are ticking upwards in parts of Europe, the process of unlocking is paused in the UK, and the Americas are still battling to contain vast Covid-19 outbreaks. “Whenever you’re unable to maintain social distancing, you should wear a mask.” “It’s very low risk in a setting like a park, or a big open space where there …

House Republican aides reveal they are mocked for wearing masks
4 years, 7 months ago

House Republican aides reveal they are mocked for wearing masks

Daily Mail  

House GOP aides and even professional support staff on Capitol Hill say Republicans have made fun of them for wearing masks. After reporting Wednesday that Republican Rep. Louis Gohmert had tested positive for the coronavirus, Politico's Playbook had Hill staff write in anonymously about what they were experiencing at work. C-SPAN's cameras captured Rep. Louis Gohmert, sans mask, Tuesday on …

The Psychology Behind Why Men Refuse To Wear Face Masks
4 years, 8 months ago

The Psychology Behind Why Men Refuse To Wear Face Masks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, Hélène Barcelo, the deputy director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California, was strolling around a park when she spotted a family of four all masked up. Traits like “self-reliance, individualism, strength and courage” are stereotypically associated with masculinity, and in the eyes of many American men, …

Security leader says mandatory face mask rule is impractical
4 years, 8 months ago

Security leader says mandatory face mask rule is impractical

NL Times  

According to Hubert Bruls, Nijmegen mayor and chairman of the Security Council, the idea to quickly implement an obligation to wear masks in public spaces is both unwise and impractical. With a mask on, you run the risk that the distance of one and a half meters is no longer observed," Bruls said on radio program Spraakmakers, responding to the …

3 in 4 Americans favor requiring masks outside to slow coronavirus spread, poll finds
4 years, 8 months ago

3 in 4 Americans favor requiring masks outside to slow coronavirus spread, poll finds

LA Times  

Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health. Blevins said he wears a mask in public because “it’s much more effective than not wearing …

Trump: Americans should wear masks whether they like them or not
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump: Americans should wear masks whether they like them or not

Al Jazeera  

In his first coronavirus briefing in months, Trump said the pandemic will probably get worse before it gets better. In his first briefing focused on the coronavirus pandemic in months, Trump told reporters at the White House “it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. “Something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the way it is.” …

Popular A'dam shopping street wants visitors to wear face masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Popular A'dam shopping street wants visitors to wear face masks

NL Times  

Shopkeepers on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam are calling on the municipality to oblige shoppers to wear face masks on the street and in stores. "We see in surrounding countries that everyone has that," Pauline Buurma, street manager of Kalverstraat and Heiligeweg, said to the broadcaster about the wearing of masks. "The tourists also ask us: Why don't we have to wear …

Checking into a US hotel? Industry says wear your face mask
4 years, 8 months ago

Checking into a US hotel? Industry says wear your face mask

CNN  

CNN — Think of it as the must-have travel accessory of 2020. Goal: ‘Make it safer and easier to travel’ Face masks are required in many major hotel chains in the United States now. “Requiring face coverings and practicing social distancing in public spaces will create an even safer environment for all our guests and employees,” said Chip Rogers, president …

Won't Order Americans To Wear Masks, Says President Donald Trump
4 years, 8 months ago

Won't Order Americans To Wear Masks, Says President Donald Trump

The Quint  

Trump's comments come after a top infectious diseases expert in the US, Dr Anthony Fauci, appealed to all state and local authorities to be “as forceful as possible” in ensuring that people wear masks in public places. And for that reason, we know that masks are really important, and we should be using them everywhere,” Fauci had said during a …

Trump says he won’t order Americans to wear masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump says he won’t order Americans to wear masks

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump has said he would not order Americans to wear masks to contain the spread of the coronavirus, saying people should have a "certain freedom." His comments came after Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, appealed to state and local leaders to be "as forceful as possible" in getting people to wear masks in public …

The presidential cover-up, or how Trump went from shunning to wearing a mask
4 years, 8 months ago

The presidential cover-up, or how Trump went from shunning to wearing a mask

LA Times  

When President Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time this weekend, his supporters were exultant. After the presumptive Democratic nominee was photographed wearing a face covering at a Memorial Day observance, Trump shared a tweet by former Fox News personality Brit Hume that knocked Biden’s masked appearance. The president later called Biden’s decision to wear a …

What Trump’s mask can’t hide (Opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

What Trump’s mask can’t hide (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Trump’s campaign to undermine his own administration’s recommendation to wear a mask began that very day, at the very press conference, with Trump stating, “I’m choosing not to do it,” adding, “but some people …

Richard Osman compares refusing to wear face masks to not wearing a seatbelt: ‘These people will always be around’
4 years, 8 months ago

Richard Osman compares refusing to wear face masks to not wearing a seatbelt: ‘These people will always be around’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pointless star Richard Osman has compared people who refuse to wear …

More Than 20 U.S. States Now Require Face Masks In Public
4 years, 8 months ago

More Than 20 U.S. States Now Require Face Masks In Public

NPR  

More Than 20 U.S. States Now Require Face Masks In Public Enlarge this image toggle caption David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 20 states have now issued orders requiring people to wear face masks in public as the rate of new coronavirus cases surges to record heights in parts of the United …

Costa del Sol tourists without masks to be fined £90
4 years, 8 months ago

Costa del Sol tourists without masks to be fined £90

Daily Mail  

The Costa del Sol could become the next big British holiday destination to make people wear face masks whenever they leave their hotels, it emerged today. The Balearic Islands government announced overnight it was to make face masks compulsory in public spaces outdoors even when social distancing could be guaranteed. A spokesman for the Balearic Island government's health department said: …

Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project
4 years, 8 months ago

Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project

NPR  

Widespread Use Of Face Masks Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives, Models Project Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP Ted Shaffrey/AP More widespread wearing of face masks could prevent tens of thousands of deaths by COVID-19, epidemiologists and mathematicians project. Shots - Health News Fauci: Mixed Messaging On Masks Set U.S. Public Health Response Back Fauci: Mixed Messaging …

How Masks Went From Don’t-Wear to Must-Have
55 years, 2 months ago

How Masks Went From Don’t-Wear to Must-Have

Wired  

Donald Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that he, the president, looked pretty good in a mask. They wouldn’t protect people against getting the disease, all those organizations said, and supplies looked short for the personal protective equipment that health care workers were going to need when the pandemic got bad. The disease has been in the United States for …

Donald Trump says he’d have ’no problem’ using mask in ’tight’ quarters
4 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump says he’d have ’no problem’ using mask in ’tight’ quarters

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump, who has yet to be seen in public wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, said Wednesday he would have "no problem" doing so, while reiterating his belief that the contagion will just "disappear." "If I were in a tight situation with people, I would absolutely," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business, as …

Coronavirus: In change of tone, Trump says he’s ‘all for masks’
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: In change of tone, Trump says he’s ‘all for masks’

Al Jazeera  

After long opposing wearing a face mask, US president says he has no problem with it but federal mandate not needed. After long resisting wearing a face mask in public during the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has now struck a different tone, saying he is in favour of the protective covering. The Republican president’s comments came a day …

The Psychology Behind Why Some People Refuse To Wear Face Masks
4 years, 8 months ago

The Psychology Behind Why Some People Refuse To Wear Face Masks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Absent a vaccine or medication, the only solution we have to combat COVID-19 is to wear a mask. “I’ve done a cost-benefit analysis, and this pandemic doesn’t personally affect me enough to wear one.” People who wear masks aren’t necessarily natural-born rule followers, but they’ve decided, for a variety of reasons ― personal welfare, their family’s health …

Why Some People Don't Wear Masks
4 years, 8 months ago

Why Some People Don't Wear Masks

NPR  

Why Some People Don't Wear Masks Health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: As coronavirus cases surge in many parts of the U.S., health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. To answer some …

Most Americans Favor Mask Requirements, Poll Finds
4 years, 8 months ago

Most Americans Favor Mask Requirements, Poll Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Most Americans favor requirements to wear face masks in public, a HuffPost/YouGov survey finds. By 62% to 28%, Americans say they’d favor a government rule in the area where they live requiring people to wear a face mask when they are in public and around other people. A number of other GOP leaders, meanwhile, have publicly advocated …

Pence Urges Americans To Wear Masks To Stop Spread Of COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Pence Urges Americans To Wear Masks To Stop Spread Of COVID-19

NPR  

Pence Urges Americans To Wear Masks To Stop Spread Of COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP Vice President Pence wore a face mask to a public briefing on Tuesday where the message from the surgeon general and others was clear: Americans should to do the same while in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pence …

Sen. McConnell Says Americans Must Have 'No Stigma' In Wearing Face Masks
4 years, 9 months ago

Sen. McConnell Says Americans Must Have 'No Stigma' In Wearing Face Masks

NPR  

Sen. McConnell Says Americans Must Have 'No Stigma' In Wearing Face Masks Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images A growing number of leading Republicans are publicly embracing expert-recommended face masks as a means to slowing the spread of the deadly coronavirus, in the wake of more than 125,000 Americans killed by …

Ex-Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Boasts About Not Wearing 'COVID Burqas'
4 years, 9 months ago

Ex-Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Boasts About Not Wearing 'COVID Burqas'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Right-wing radio host Sebastian Gorka, a former aide to President Donald Trump, described face masks aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus as “COVID burqas” on his show Tuesday. Gorka, who reportedly is under consideration for a top role overseeing the Voice of America, agreed with a caller in California who’d labeled the face masks mandated …

US Coronavirus: face masks deepen political divide
4 years, 9 months ago

US Coronavirus: face masks deepen political divide

Al Jazeera  

Shouting matches erupt in the halls of US Congress after leaders mandate that lawmakers cover their faces in public. For thousands of people gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday for President Donald Trump’s first political rally since the coronavirus pandemic erupted four months ago, a precaution as simple as wearing a face mask in public is not as simple as …

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