As COVID flares, some schools and businesses reinstate mask mandates
In some places, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants is spurring the return of mask requirements and other safety measures.
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In some places, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants is spurring the return of mask requirements and other safety measures.
If you're at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it's time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts.
Only In-N-Out employees in California and Oregon will be exempted from the requirements due to state laws there.
Wear and tear on N95 and KN95 masks may vary and impact the number of times they can be reused.
Even today, manufacturers say the Trump administration hasn't made the long-term investments they need in order to ramp up to full capacity. Meanwhile, the administration allowed meltblown exports to slip out of the country as the pandemic, and the demand for masks, soared.
Millions of protective masks will soon be on their way to California after the manufacturer paid by the state to make them finally won U.S. federal certification, the governor's office announced Monday. It came more than a month after the masks had originally been set to start arriving.
An N95 mask sterilization unit has been deployed in Northern California.
Three million surgical masks arrived in California as the first shipment in a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect health care and other workers from the coronavirus.
California will spend nearly $1 billion to purchase up to 200 million masks a month to boost the state's stockpile of protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak and could act as a supplier to other Western states, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Amid pleas from healthcare workers for more protection against coronavirus, 39 million "critically needed" N95 masks have been located and will be delivered to healthcare workers in California and New York within the next week, the Service Employees International Union announced on Thursday.
As resources like N95 masks disappear, the need for them becomes even greater. Healthcare workers say it's an issue not going anywhere any time soon.
There's a debate about whether you should wear N95 masks in this smoky air.
While Sacramento Health County officials urge people to stay away from generic masks, If you are near the fire, the mask may be necessary.
