The UK Health Security Agency is urging people to take extra steps to help avoid the flu, including wearing a mask, getting ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical ...

The UK Health Security Agency has urged people to take 'simple steps' including wearing face masks and getting vaccinated ...

The masks pictured may offer some limited protection to the wearer, and can stop them spreading it if they are infected. Hospital staff are required to wear these masks, but they may also wear ...

WEARING a face mask does help protect you from catching Covid-19 – and from spreading it to others, experts have claimed. Researchers have found coverings will only allow a lower dose of the virus to ...

While surgical masks won’t remove the chance of contracting Covid-19, there is evidence which suggests they reduce the chance of infection, the severity of infection and the spread of the disease.

We look into the science behind face masks with antimicrobial fabrics and coatings - and try some out - to find out if they're worth buying Reusable face coverings with claims of germ-killing ...

The use of face masks throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been a controversial topic, with the protective measure dividing opinions. But now a new study by researchers at the University of Central ...

SOAKING face masks in salt water can block coronavirus from seeping through, a new study suggests. US researchers found that their ability to filter out tiny particles comparable in size to the ...