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Hong Kong's quarantine hotels are creating mountains of plastic waste
A zero-COVID policy means everything from remotes to pillows and food has to be wrapped in plastic.
Passengers cheer as US mask mandate is lifted on public transport
Mask wearing during flights is no longer compulsory in the US from Monday 18 April.
France further eases COVID restrictions on masks and health passes
Face masks are still required on public transport and in healthcare facilities.
COVID in Europe: France to scrap face masks and vaccine passes
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How used COVID face masks could be helping to keep you connected
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Here are some of the inventive ways people are reusing COVID plastics
Old tests are being repurposed into sparkly jewellery, plant pot labels and more, but not all of our pandemic plastics are necessary.
Woman says she was kicked off plane for removing mask to drink water
Southwest Airlines had no immediate comment, having yet to review the complaint.
Police in Italy see red after being given pink face masks
It's fair to say they weren't exactly tickled pink by this move.
Polish murderer on the run arrested for not wearing facemask
The man had been on the run from the authorities for 20 years when he was picked up by police near Warsaw.
Belgium to close cinemas and theatres amid Omicron spread
Belgium will close cinemas, theatres and ban most indoor activities to curb COVID-19 infections.
Cyprus vows to protect schools after overnight bomb attack in Limassol
Cyprus' education minister said he would work with police to prevent similar “common criminal acts”.
Spain steps up vaccine drive amid new COVID-19 variant fears
Since mid-November, nearly 200,000 Spaniards who were reluctant to get the vaccine at first have now finally taken the step.
German petrol station worker assaulted after face mask row
A 67-year-old man was hospitalised near Bremen after he was punched and kicked by a customer after an argument about wearing a facemask. The incident comes one month after another German petrol station worker was fatally shot by a man who refused to wear a face mask.
Transparent COVID face masks to ease communication barrier in HongKong
It's not the first face mask to include a transparent area to help those with hearing impairments communicate. But this 3D-printed one is fully transparent and reuseable.
This ‘smart’ facemask can translate what you say into 8 languages
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Masks must be worn on US flights until at least January 2022
The announcement on travel guidance came late on Tuesday evening and is linked to the Delta variant.
Large crowds attend festival thanks to COVID-19 safe tickets
Anyone in Belgium that has a COVID Safe Ticket is able to attend large scale outdoor events with between 1 500 and 75 000 spectators. This could be a football game, an open-air performance or a music festival.
France lifts rules on face masks and nighttime curfew
"The very good results recorded no longer justify it," said Prime Minister Jean Castex as he announced that the unpopular Covid curfew would be scrapped on Sunday. Wearing a face mask outdoors will no longer be compulsory starting Thursday.
Bolsonaro fined 75 euros for not wearing a face mask at biker rally
Brazil's far-right president spoke to 12,000 bikers at an event in Sao Paulo where he cast doubt on the death toll from coronavirus.