Dr. Wu Lien-Teh helped change the course of a plague epidemic in the early 20th century and promoted the use of masks as a public health tool.
Tag: Masks
Covid Pandemic Demands Air Quality Changes in the Workplace, Researchers Say
The researchers issued a call to action to improve indoor air quality as a safeguard against the spread of contagions like the coronavirus.
Should We Stash Our Masks for Cold and Flu Season?
Wearing a mask when you’re sick is common in East Asia, but there’s no tidy scientific consensus on how much it limits the spread of respiratory illnesses.
U.K. Begins Project to Monitor Mass Gatherings for Coronavirus Safety
Scientists hope that monitoring events will give them insights into how to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.
Israel Lifts Outdoor Mask Mandate
Daily new coronavirus infections in the country have fallen from a peak of 10,000 in January to around 100 on some recent days.
Can Vaccinated People Spread the Virus? We Don’t Know, Scientists Say.
Researchers pushed back after the C.D.C. director asserted that vaccinated people “do not carry the virus.”
Biden Urges States to Restore Mask Mandates
“I am asking you to just hold on a little longer, to get vaccinated when you can, so that all of those people that we all love will still be here when this pandemic ends,” the C.D.C. director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
Austin Can Keep Its Mask Mandate for Now, Texas Judge Rules
The state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, is expected to appeal.
Three Uber passengers coughed on a driver and ripped off his mask. Two have been arrested.
The arrested passengers face charges including assault and battery, conspiracy and violating health and safety codes after an altercation in San Francisco that was captured on video.