As the UK lifts the legal requirement for face masks in most indoor public areas in England, new research from the University of Surrey and the University of Bristol has shown that FFP2 (filtering ...

As we swiftly approach two years of pandemic life, it's easy to feel bummed that things we safely rediscovered in 2021 — indoor dining! real holidays! a fleeting sense of normalcy!— have been thwarted ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. With the new sub-variants of Omicron and the number of COVID cases on the rise, face masks ...

A new study proves: FFP-3 masks provide very good protection when handling infectious patients. Medical surgical masks, however, are not sufficient in hospitals. An overview of the different types of ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Individuals wanting to use off-post public transportation or retail stores in Bavaria will now be required to wear a medical-grade FFP2 mask, starting Jan. 18, 2021. Children ...

Now, a new mask, designed at the UGR, sends an alert to the wearer via their smartphone when the recommended healthy CO2 limits inside the facemask are exceeded Scientists and engineers from the ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists and engineers from the University of Granada (UGR) have developed and tested a ‘smart’ FFP2 facemask that notifies the user via their smartphone when the permitted carbon ...

As the Covid pandemic has unfolded, the choice of face coverings has mushroomed During the early days of the pandemic the choice was simple: you either wore a reusable cloth mask or a disposable ...

Austria is among the first European countries to make FFP2 masks mandatory. The measure has largely been accepted without complaint, despite controversy over other measures such as the closing of ...

Scientists and engineers from the University of Granada, Spain, have developed and evaluated an "intelligent" FFP2 mask, which alerts the user through their mobile phone when safe limits of carbon ...

IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE few people now wear cloth masks as protection against covid-19. Instead, they don surgical or, increasingly, FFP2 masks, a highly efficient medical grade. Meanwhile, in Britain ...