Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.

A 2013 study found that surgical masks were about three times as effective at blocking influenza aerosols as homemade face masks. (That was true, at least, when air flow was slower than a cough ...

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Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no practical protection against the ...

PETALING JAYA: There is only one way to wear a surgical mask correctly, and that is with the coloured side facing outside. And it doesn’t matter if you are wearing the mask because you are sick ...

The global disposable face mask market is experiencing robust growth, driven by various factors such as increasing air pollution levels, rising incidence of airborne diseases, heightened health ...

The face mask market in India is poised for substantial growth, driven by several key factors such as increasing air pollution levels, rising prevalence of airborne diseases, heightened health ...

Federal officials still wanted to reserve surgical masks and N95 masks for frontline health care workers. States then began introducing requirements that individuals wear face coverings in public.