If you’re tempted to dump the face mask and switch to face shields instead, think again. Health officials don’t recommend the clear plastic barriers as a substitute for masks because of the ...

IZUMISANO, Osaka Prefecture—The skyrocketing use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the immediate and long-term threat of plastic waste to life in the oceans. Many ...

But the pair - who had been turning collected plastic ... we make 10 face shield masks urgently because they didn't have enough" and the hospital had just received its first COVID-19 patient ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires ...

there has been a clear change in tone from officials over the last few days. 'You prepare for the worst as a nurse but not this' Why some countries wear face masks and others don't Coronavirus ...

People on the Isle of Man are being "strongly" advised to wear face masks ... "clear indication" of when face coverings might be beneficial "would assist the public". More than 700 new coronavirus ...

Context: Mismanaged plastic waste surges amid Covid-19 pandemic ... plastic waste generated from individual PPE [including face masks, gloves and face shields] is ... skewed towards Asia because ...