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  2. Cloth face mask - Wikipedia

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    A cloth face mask is a mask made of common textiles, usually cotton, worn over the mouth and nose.When more effective masks are not available, and when physical distancing is impossible, cloth face masks are recommended by public health agencies for disease "source control" in epidemic situations to protect others from virus laden droplets in infected mask wearers' breath, coughs, and sneezes.

  3. Disposable masks can take up to 450 years to decompose ... - AOL

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    According to recent independent lab tests commissioned by TheNew York Times, two masks in particular — Enro ($16.50 each) and Happy Masks Pro ($24 a pop) blocked “94 percent to 99 percent of ...

  4. Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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    A public service announcement from the Government of California encouraging people to wear masks to "slow the spread". In late March 2020, some government officials began to focus on the wearing of masks to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 as opposed to protecting the wearer; former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stated in a report that face masks would be "most effective" at slowing its ...

  5. Facial mask - Wikipedia

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    Facial masks often contain minerals, vitamins, and fruit extracts, such as cactus and cucumber. A sheet mask is a piece of paper, cellulose or fabric used to apply a facial mask. The first facial mask was invented in Ohio, United States, during the 19th century by Madame Rowley. It was called the "Toilet Mask" or the first "face glove", and was ...

  6. N95 respirator - Wikipedia

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    An N95 respirator is a disposable filtering facepiece respirator or reusable elastomeric respirator filter that meets the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) N95 standard of air filtration, filtering at least 95% of airborne particles that have a mass median aerodynamic diameter of 0.3 micrometers under 42 CFR 84, effective July 10, 1995.

  7. Bill Maher questions Met Gala mask policy: ‘But if we’re all ...

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    Bill Maher has some questions about the mask policy at the Met Gala.. The star-studded event, which was held on September 13 and hosted by Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Naomi ...

  8. Anti-mask law - Wikipedia

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    The present table provides a non-exhaustive overview comparing legal restrictions of face coverings in European states. The 2010 French ban on face covering is widely regarded as the most strict, prohibiting face coverings in almost all situations in public places, as opposed to limited restrictions in countries such as Denmark that only outlaws such practices in the context of public ...

  9. Diabetic? These Foods Will Help Keep Your Blood Sugar in Check

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    Apples. The original source of sweetness for many of the early settlers in the United States, the sugar from an apple comes with a healthy dose of fiber.