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Face masks will be compulsory in shops and on public transport in England, and UK arrivals are expected to have to take PCR tests from Tuesday in response to the new Omicron variant. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the measures would help to ens..
The Dutch government on Tuesday decided to re-impose measures aimed at slowing the latest spike in COVID-19 infections, including the wearing of face masks, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. The use of a "corona pass", showing proof of a C..
Qatar’s cabinet recently announced easing of coronavirus-related restrictions in the country including the relaxation in mask regulations, following a drop in daily cases. The cabinet said that starting October 3, mask regulations would no l..
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Delta variant does not appear to make children sicker...
The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday. And after reviewing the report of the Supreme Committee for..
REUTERS A city in China's southeastern province of Fujian has closed cinemas and gyms, sealed off some entries and exits to highways and told residents not to leave town as it battles a local COVID-19 outbreak. The virus situation..
Just when face recognition was shaping up to be the de facto biometric security system for smartphones, the world was hit with a pandemic that required people to wear masks most of the time. That threw off many face recognition systems, including App..
REUTERS A Singapore court sentenced a British man to six weeks in prison on Wednesday, local media reported, after he repeatedly breached coronavirus protocols by refusing to wear a face mask in public. Benjamin Glynn, 40, was found guilty on f..
Public transport workers will face even more risk of infection if face mask rules are dropped, the Unite union has said. Boris Johnson is expected to confirm later that the majority of Covid restrictions in England will be lifted from 19 July. ..
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