Outdoor mask decree met with dismay by Spain's tourism industry
Ruling that face masks must be worn on beaches comes amid fears of fourth Covid wave
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Trump concedes pandemic to 'get worse before it gets better'
President Donald Trump has warned the US pandemic may "get worse before it gets better", as he revived his virus briefings with a more scripted tone.
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Coronavirus: WHO advises to wear masks in public areas
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
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Face masks: can they slow coronavirus spread – and should we be wearing them?
It’s like a pitcher and a catcher at a baseball game. And the masks are all about trying to keep the pitcher from pitching the ball. There are more pitchers than we realized, and if we need to all wear masks in order to keep the pitchers from pitching their balls, then so be it.
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Hong Kong: Anger as face masks banned after months of protests
Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to quell escalating violence
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