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Face mask, face shield, FFP2, N95 — what's the difference?

A new study proves: FFP-3 masks provide very good protection when handling

Mask wearing showed no negative oxygenation, hemodynamic changes in patients with COPD

Kim SH, et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023;doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202206-551RL. Kim

Masks against Covid and flu: What's ahead for Austria this winter

Austria's capital Vienna has long kept a pandemic restriction that other states

Vienna to drop Covid face mask mandate by end of February

The FFP2 mask mandate currently in place in all Vienna public transport and its

Reader question: Do I still have to wear a face mask due to Covid

Austria has gone through the coronavirus pandemic with strict restrictions,

FFP2 and N95 Masks to Help Protect You From COVID

Everyone and their mom want highly protective masks right now, making FFP2s,

Is it time to ditch cloth face masks for FFP2 or next

As the Covid pandemic has unfolded, the choice of face coverings has mushroomed

EXPLAINED: Has Italy still got any Covid rules in place?

If you thought Italy's Covid rules ought to have more or less expired by now,

New German COVID rules come into force

Germany has modified rules on mask-wearing and hygiene as it prepares for a rise

Police Scotland no

Police Scotland's clean-shaven policy cannot start on 29 May as originally

Give FFP3 masks to NHS staff during Omicron, doctors say

Medical bodies say thin surgical masks do not provide adequate protection for

Police Scotland officers ordered to shave off beards

Police Scotland is planning to introduce a new clean-shaven policy for frontline