Mask Rule

Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe.

A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.

Beijing's subway has dropped mandatory mask requirements for travellers, local media reported on Sunday, days after a Chinese health expert said the threat of COVID-19 to humans is no longer at a serious level.

Sikkim has made wearing masks mandatory amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, an order issued today by the state health department read. This comes after 23 new Covid cases were reported in Sikkim in the last 24 hours.

In view of the rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases in Maharashtra, the Satara district administration has made wearing of mask compulsory for employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks.

Mannequins at women's dress shops in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is currently under Taliban rule, were seen with their heads wrapped using plastic bags and faces covered with aluminium foil.

The civil aviation ministry today said the use of masks is not compulsory during air travel but passengers should preferably use them amid the declining number of coronavirus cases.

Those not wearing masks in public places in Delhi will no longer be fined, the administration has decided after a drop in coronavirus cases in the city.

दिल्ली में कई उम्मीदवारों के ड्राइविंग टेस्ट में फेल होने के मद्देनजर आबकारी विभाग द्वारा गठित एक पैनल की सिफारिशों के बाद यह बदलाव आया है. परिवहन अधिकारियों ने कहा कि परीक्षण के इन पहलुओं को हटाने से दुर्घटनाएं नहीं होंगी.

Apple is reportedly pulling out the mask mandate for most of its corporate workers, as an internal memo suggests. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 infections are on a rise in the United States with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90 percent of the cases.

The Delhi High Court asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to carry out a periodic review of the Covid situation to decide the norms on wearing masks during air travel while complying with the instructions issued by the government.

Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back.

The lack of masks at airports and in flights has been made actionable again as Covid numbers started climbing in parts of the country.

The Delhi High Court today called for strict action against those found violating rule to wear masks and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft, observing that the COVID-19 pandemic has not abated and keeps springing up its ugly head.

France began easing its strict face mask rules in February after a winter surge in cases. Now face masks are no longer required on public transport. Masks, as well as a health pass proving Covid vaccination are still required for entering hospitals.

Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe.

A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.

Beijing's subway has dropped mandatory mask requirements for travellers, local media reported on Sunday, days after a Chinese health expert said the threat of COVID-19 to humans is no longer at a serious level.

Sikkim has made wearing masks mandatory amid the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, an order issued today by the state health department read. This comes after 23 new Covid cases were reported in Sikkim in the last 24 hours.

In view of the rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases in Maharashtra, the Satara district administration has made wearing of mask compulsory for employees and officials working in government and semi-government offices, colleges, and banks.

Mannequins at women's dress shops in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is currently under Taliban rule, were seen with their heads wrapped using plastic bags and faces covered with aluminium foil.

The civil aviation ministry today said the use of masks is not compulsory during air travel but passengers should preferably use them amid the declining number of coronavirus cases.

Those not wearing masks in public places in Delhi will no longer be fined, the administration has decided after a drop in coronavirus cases in the city.

दिल्ली में कई उम्मीदवारों के ड्राइविंग टेस्ट में फेल होने के मद्देनजर आबकारी विभाग द्वारा गठित एक पैनल की सिफारिशों के बाद यह बदलाव आया है. परिवहन अधिकारियों ने कहा कि परीक्षण के इन पहलुओं को हटाने से दुर्घटनाएं नहीं होंगी.

Apple is reportedly pulling out the mask mandate for most of its corporate workers, as an internal memo suggests. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 infections are on a rise in the United States with the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant accounting for more than 90 percent of the cases.

The Delhi High Court asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to carry out a periodic review of the Covid situation to decide the norms on wearing masks during air travel while complying with the instructions issued by the government.

Thailand announced Friday it would drop rules requiring people to wear masks outdoors and no longer require foreign visitors to register before travel, as Covid-19 cases fall and the kingdom seeks to lure tourists back.

The lack of masks at airports and in flights has been made actionable again as Covid numbers started climbing in parts of the country.

The Delhi High Court today called for strict action against those found violating rule to wear masks and hand hygiene norms at airports and in aircraft, observing that the COVID-19 pandemic has not abated and keeps springing up its ugly head.

France began easing its strict face mask rules in February after a winter surge in cases. Now face masks are no longer required on public transport. Masks, as well as a health pass proving Covid vaccination are still required for entering hospitals.