A simple trick can reveal whether your face mask offers sufficient protection: Try blowing out a candle while wearing it. A good mask should prevent you from extinguishing the flame. The rule isn ...

THE public, particularly schoolchildren, has been advised to wear face masks amid the rise in pertussis or whooping cough cases. During a briefing Friday, infectious diseases expert Dr. Rontegene ...

GPs surgeries are once again asking patients to wear face masks to appointments amid the nationwide outbreak of whooping ...

For example, people should wear masks or cover their mouths with handkerchiefs or the inner side of their bent elbows when they need to cough. Though the practice of wearing masks is widely ...