Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit EuropeThe European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended that people on the continent stay home if they feel sick, and consider w...
09 Jan, 2024, 06.50 AM IST
Mask-up, follow COVID appropriate behaviour: Karnataka govtThough the state government insisted that it is not imposing any restrictions for now, it has advised people, especially those above 60 yea...
26 Dec, 2023, 07.13 PM IST
Hong Kong to scrap Covid mask mandate from March 1 after 945 daysHong Kong and Macau both followed China's zero-COVID policy for much of the past three years. Hong Kong started unwinding its stringent COV...
28 Feb, 2023, 07.35 AM IST
Centre has no plan to bring back mask mandate as of now, says reportAmid a spike in COVID-19 cases in some countries, including China and South Korea, the government has sounded an alert and asked states and...
29 Dec, 2022, 02.09 PM IST
Masks will no longer be compulsory while travelling by air, announces Civil Aviation ministryPassengers should, however, preferably use them even as the number of coronavirus cases declines, the ministry said. The ministry has taken...
16 Nov, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
Australia cuts Covid isolation times, eases mask rulesPrime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country's still-stringent Covid rules would be relaxed slightly from September 9, when isolation p...
31 Aug, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Delhi govt makes wearing masks in public places mandatoryThe government of Delhi on Thursday announced that wearing a face mask/cover in all public places is now mandatory. Violators of this would...
11 Aug, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
Thailand drops registration for visitors, outdoor mask ruleThailand began gradually easing entry requirements late last year. But through April, it still required even fully vaccinated travelers to ...
17 Jun, 2022, 02.21 PM IST
DGCA mandates masks in flight as Covid cases rise againIn the order, the regulator said passengers who don’t comply will be treated as “unruly” and be deboarded if need be, before departure.
08 Jun, 2022, 07.48 PM IST
Schools stay open in Delhi, masks a mustDDMA said that the schools will continue physical classes but standard operating procedures (SOPs) will have to be issued to them to ensure...
21 Apr, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Explained: In the post-mask world of travel, should you wear a face mask if nobody else is wearing?When flying between two countries, expect the airline to follow the rules.
20 Apr, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Covid-19: Wearing face mask, maintaining hand hygiene to continue even after March 31, clarifies govtThe Union Health Ministry said reports suggesting relaxation in wearing face mask and maintaining hand hygiene were "untrue". "Some media r...
23 Mar, 2022, 04.40 PM IST
New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanesThe changes mean that many restrictions will be removed before tourists start arriving back in New Zealand. Earlier this month, the governm...
23 Mar, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
To wear or not to wear: Should you stop wearing a face mask just because the law gives you permission to do so?To get through the pandemic, we need to apply common sense and sometimes not exercise our legal rights.
02 Nov, 2021, 02.06 PM IST
HC seeks Delhi govt stand on whether masks being made, sold in accordance with rulesThe plea, which was listed before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, was opposed by Delhi government standing coun...
27 May, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
Consider imposing fines on passengers not wearing masks 'properly': DGCA to airportsOn March 13, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had asked airports and airlines to ensure that passengers wear mask and maint...
30 Mar, 2021, 02.53 PM IST
Make community service must for mask rule breach: HC to GujaratA division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J B Pardiwala in its order said the community service at COVID-19 centres shall b...
02 Dec, 2020, 03.27 PM IST