To mask up or not to mask up? Health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon backed the possible reimposition of the mandatory face mask mandate, stressing that this could help protect Filipinos against Covid-19. “Ako ay walang tutol dyan. Because of the increased mobility at dahil ayaw...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over Covid-19. The announcement comes after Pyongyang earlier this week blamed Seoul for causing the Covid-19 outbreak in the...
CEBU CITY – Cebu has eased up its policy on the wearing of face masks but two major cities in Metro Cebu are not about to follow suit just yet. For Mayor Michael Rama here, it is not the right time yet for the city to duplicate the move of Cebu, which has made the wearing of face masks in open...
LISBON, Portugal -- Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday issued a government decree removing the mandatory use of masks for almost all situations. According to the president's website, Rebelo "promulgated a governmental order" related to Covid-19 restrictions, which include...
WASHINGTON, United States – The United States government is appealing a court ruling that controversially lifted a federal mask mandate on public transport earlier this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday. After the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the country's top...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- The daily number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Ireland has more than tripled in less than two weeks after the country lifted the mask mandate, according to the figures released by the Irish Department of Health on Friday. Ireland reported 9,186 PCR-confirmed cases on Friday, an...
Tourists are seen near the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, July 26, 2021. (File/Xinhua) WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House will keep its mask mandate in place on its grounds even as the indoor masking rule for most public spaces in Washington, D.C. was lifted starting...
