Tag Archives: Infectious diseases

‘It should have been mandatory from the start’: Ireland says people should wear masks in shops to stop COVID-19 – but why did it take so long?

DUBLIN – Ireland is a nation of saints, scientists and the status quo. This small island in the northwestern periphery of Europe is ruled by two old enemies: the right-wing Republican Fianna Fáil party and the fellow Christian-Democratic Fine Gael, which since independence in 1922 on opposite sides of ‘ …

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No parties, no travel: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall

While struggling this fall to shed some light on a campus experience, U.S. colleges are promising students promises to help contain the coronavirus – no keg parties, no long road trips and no guests outside on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failing masks, practicing social distance and avoiding mass …

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