Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Wearing face masks can be ‘very dangerous’

Sweden’s top infectious disease expert has opposed recommending face masks to the general population – claiming it is “extremely dangerous” if people believe the coverage will only stop the spread of the coronavirus. Anders Tegnell, chief epidemiologist at the Swedish Public Health Agency, has repeatedly expressed skepticism that face masks …

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Coronavirus uptick in Brooklyn linked to marriage

The Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn is experiencing an “uptick” in COVID-19 cases that are mostly linked to a large-scale wedding, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. “We’ve seen an uptick over the last few days,” Blasio told reporters during his City Hall daily press release, explaining that there were …

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