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A boy wearing a face mask sells balloons on a street in Kolkata, India, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP)

Scientists call to retract study claiming coronavirus spread is mainly...

The study also says noted that wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent the...

19 Jun 2020 1:33 PM IST

Before masks became ubiquitous as the coronavirus spread, Hong Kong had banned the use of masks among protestors, and privacy activists in London stepped out camouflaging their faces with makeup in geometric patterns to confuse facial recognition technology. (Photo | AFP)

Pandemic masks have an unintended effect on intrusive facial...

Masked protestors at Black Lives Matter protests are tripping face recognition tech used by police, as error rates are...

28 July 2020 6:53 PM IST

Two men hold up a banner before the start of a news conference outside San Quentin State Prison Thursday, July 9, 2020, in San Quentin, California. (AP)

Virus Politics: Americans divided as US hits new COVID-19 record every...

US reported another single-day virus record on Thursday as well with more than 60,500 COVID-19 cases

10 July 2020 9:53 AM IST

The moves come amid a rift in some parts of the United States on the need to wear masks, with some Americans rejecting the face coverings as government intrusion. (Photo | Pexels - Lucian Petronel)

With over 130,000 deaths in US, Facebook will advise use of face...

The social network said it would include alerts at the top of feeds on Facebook and Instagram, starting in the United...

3 July 2020 5:55 PM IST

Other aspiration boxes can fog, but the version from the windshield material wont. It also is collapsible with six of the Mahindra-designed boxes taking up the space of a traditional one, a report said

Mahindra's Detroit auto plant now produces face shields, other medical...

About 20 employees at Mahindra's Auburn Hills site are making aspiration boxes from plastic polycarbonate windshields

16 April 2020 1:53 PM IST

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COVID-19 virus can last on face masks for a week, banknotes for days:...

The study found that the COVID-19 virus can stick to stainless steel and plastic surfaces for up to four days

6 April 2020 1:11 PM IST

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Kerala: Rs 5000 fine for not wearing masks in Wayanad

The police will invoke the Kerala Police Act (KPA) 118 E and a case will be registered against an individual who fails...

29 April 2020 3:59 PM IST

A worker checks masks at Naton Medical Group, a company which makes medical equipment in Beijing. (AFP)

89 million faulty face masks seized in inspection in China

To eliminate faulty products, China released new rules saying even non-medical masks must meet both national and...

26 April 2020 2:32 PM IST