Masks and social distancing should be mandated or encouraged in public to protect people from possible 'Long Covid', according to a new report commissioned by the U.S. Government.
NHS England has defended its requirement for masks in healthcare settings by citing a model in a preprint study that simply assumes masks work, contradicting the gold-standard evidence from controlled trials.
The Scottish Government has misrepresented its own mask guidance in a 'fact check' by falsely denying it now recognises masks are harmful, when the guidance clearly states it is balancing mask harms against Covid harms.
The Scottish Government has finally accepted that mask-wearing is harmful following a campaign that led to the end of the mask recommendation in care homes.
At a time of high pressure on the NHS, a hospital is still spending £138,000 employing two people to stand at the door and hand out face masks and hand sanitiser, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
Are lockdown fanatics, who seem unfussed about stunting children's lives with school closures, masks, distancing and endless testing, actually compensating for a lack of real meaning in their lives, asks Fraser Krats.
Three in 10 Britons have stayed at home to avoid Covid in the last month and more than 40% have worn a face mask as fears about the virus persist, a survey suggests. But the latest wave appears to be already peaking.
The COVID-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over", warns WHO Director-General Tedros, as he urges governments to reintroduce measures like face masks to "push back" against a rise in global Covid infections.
Britain could return to its disastrous 'protect the NHS' Covid policy if the latest spike in infections and admissions impedes the health service's ability to treat other conditions, a Government minister has said.
Now that's a face nappy: a photograph of a baby on a plane wearing an adult surgical face mask with holes cut for eyes has gone viral and sparked outrage and ridicule.
