BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health authorities are encouraging people to make cloth face masks at home to guard against the spread of the coronavirus amid a shortage of surgical masks. Thailand, ...

The CDC declared "loosely woven cloth products" are inferior to surgical and N95 masks at protecting against COVID-19 particles. Anthony Behar/Sipa USA Cloth face coverings are less effective at ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

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To wear or not to wear masks has become an ideological issue in some countries, but here in Kathmandu wearing them is now the law as the number of COVID-19 cases rise in the capital. Last week, the ...

Single-layer cloth masks may not provide adequate protection against the very infectious omicron variant of COVID-19, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. Many infectious disease experts ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conceded Friday that cloth masks are less effective than surgical or respirator masks as protection against COVID-19. The updated guidance reflects what ...

As COVID-19 pandemic-related regulations continue to evolve, it’s likely that masks will stay in our lives for a while. Recent spikes in Omicron variant cases are causing health officials to rethink ...

N95 and KN95 respirator masks reduce the odds of testing positive for Covid-19 by 83% compared to 66% for surgical masks and 56% for cloth masks, according to a real-world study published Friday by ...