Don't throw away your face coverings. Those plexiglass barriers in stores will likely remain for the foreseeable future. Social distancing markers on the floors? They're probably here to stay. Listen to this article: With companies around the world working on a COVID-19 vaccine, many experts say that we'll have one...
Duke Study: One Mask Type Spreads COVID-19 Faster. Will MLB Take Note?
For months, the message has been pretty simple. Wear a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Now, many months into the pandemic we have a clearer picture of which masks work and which actually spread the virus. Researchers at Duke University created a simple technique to analyze the...
Walmart to Require Customers to Wear Masks at All Its Stores
NEW YORK — Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Sam's Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements. The company said the policy will go into...
Masks for Kids? Schools Confront the Politics of Reopening
On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this fall — arguing both could hurt their children’s well-being — and want schools to reopen full time. On the other side are parents and teachers who call for safeguards that...
UK, France Move to Extend Rules on Face Coverings in Public
LONDON — Britain and France moved Tuesday to make face coverings compulsory in more places as both countries try to get their economies going while at the same time seeking to prevent further coronavirus outbreaks. Following days of procrastination and mixed messages, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the wearing...
We’re Doing This COVID-19 Mask Thing All Wrong
Agoston Haraszthy didn’t hesitate to wear masks. A Hungarian immigrant, he became San Diego’s first sheriff by portraying himself as a military colonel. Then, he sold himself as a metallurgist to win a top job at the San Francisco’s first U.S. Mint office. He billed himself as royalty—Count Haraszthy—when he...
Trump Says He Looks Like Lone Ranger in a Mask and Likes It
WASHINGTON — After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it. “I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,” Trump told Fox Business in an interview. "People have seen me...
Republicans, With Exception of Trump, Now Push Mask-Wearing
WASHINGTON — In Republican circles -- with the notable exception of the man who leads the party -- the debate about masks is over: It’s time to put one on. As a surge of infections hammers the South and West, GOP officials are pushing back against the notion that masks...
Urgent Reminder: 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure
The best way not to catch COVID-19? Community Medical Centers says it's when we all wear face masks and stay at least 6 feet apart from each other. CMC has released a graphic showing how the risk of infection is diminished with the use of face masks and social distancing....
Fresno State: Most Classes Virtual, Face Masks on Campus, Football up in the Air
Fresno State students and staff will wear face masks, university housing will be single occupancy, and everybody who arrives on campus will be asked to undergo daily health screenings and temperature checks in the fall semester, the university announced Friday. And, to cut potential exposure to COVID-19 and prevent the...