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Covid: handmade fabric facemasks as effective as surgical masks, WHO says

As Olivier Véran and the Haute Autorité de Santé no longer recommend handmade cloth facemask to keep one safe from Covid variant, this Friday January 22, 2021, WHO addressed the issue, pointing the contrary. A statement followed by the National Academy of Medicine recommending French to keep on wearing them.

Covid-19: Livinguard launches a “virus-destroying” cloth facemask thanks to polypropylenes

A mask destroying viruses and bacteria, this is what promises a Swiss Company, Livinguard, that will soon sell its Pro Mask in France. Its “self-disinfecting” technology makes it a mask than can be worn several days in a row without having to wash it. But for €29.90 apiece, this mask is about to become this year’s Christmas gift.

Coronavirus: surgical masks or cloth masks, which one should you get?

As facemasks are more and more mandatory to fight against coronavirus, should you get a surgical mask or a cloth mask? Here are the pros and cons of each option.

Deconfinement: Anne Hidalgo thinks facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris

As France is exiting containment, Anne Hidalgo announced this Tuesday May 12th she wanted facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris. A declaration made on Twitter in order to secure Parisians and reopen parks and gardens.

Coronavirus: masks on sale in metro stations from May 11th

Compulsory masks for everyone in public transit, to fight against coronavirus! Paris deputy mayor for transport Christophe Najdovski announced that starting this Monday, as confinement is lifted, masks will be available on sale in every metro and RER stations.

Coronavirus: non-surgical facemasks, why prices will reach no ceiling

Will French have to pay more to protect themselves from coronavirus? The government, through the State Secretary for Economic Affairs Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced they were unwilling non-surgical mask prices to reach a limit so that it does not “slow companies’ innovation down”. An idea that goes against what was done for the commercialization of hand sanitizer and the setting up of controlled prices.