Coloured Scottish label could solve face mask dilemma
Researchers in Scotland say they have cracked the problem of when to dispose of a face mask. Face masks need to be changed frequently to remain effective, and a firm in Motherwell…
Coronavirus digest: Finland in face mask U-turn, recommends usage
Finnish health authorities have said citizens should wear face masks in public, after previously questioning the necessity. Find out more about the pandemic's latest major developments.…
Rwandans sent to lectures for breaking coronavirus rules
Rwandans caught breaking curfew or not wearing masks are being sent to stadiums in droves for all-night lectures on the dangers of coronavirus. Since mid-July, official figures show that about 70,000 people…
Joe Biden makes first public appearance since March 15
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, emerges from more than two months seclusion, wearing a black face mask during a visit to lay a wreath on the day the United States…
‘All of France wanted masks, now they’re not wearing them’
We look at what papers in China and Hong Kong have to say about Beijing's plan to impose new security laws, a study that calls into question the effectiveness of Sweden's "laissez…
Undocumented tailors in France make masks for the Salvation Army
Despite being confined in a Salvation Army emergency shelter in Paris, undocumented migrants are doing their bit to help during the coronavirus epidemic, making hundreds of cloth masks for the disadvantaged people…
NY mayor advises residents to wear ‘face covering’ when going outside
"We’re advising New Yorkers to wear a face covering when you go outside and will be near other people," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says as the city grapples with climbing…