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The two metre social distancing advice will not keep you safe from potential Covid infection if the person with the virus is mask-less, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.
Even a slight breeze increases transmission of the coronavirus if an infected person coughs, according to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
A study by University College London suggested that venues can be opened safely and securely without social distancing as long as theatre-goers wear face masks.
Wearing a cloth face mask while exercising leads to worse performance, according to the results of a small trial. It found that when donning a face covering, a person's exercise duration drops by 14 per cent while participants also recorded increased feelings of breathlessness and claustrophobia when exercising at higher intensities. The results of the trial on 31 healthy adults have been published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). Thirty of the participants said that the task — running on a treadmill to exhaustion — was harder when wearing a face co...
47 shares Face masks are expected to still be in use until the end of the year at least, Sir Patrick warned. Speaking alongside Boris Johnson at a Downing Street press conference yesterday, the chief scientific adviser suggested 'non-medical interventions', including masks, are likely to continue even if the UK's vaccination drive is successful. He said: 'It’s possible that, coming into next winter in particular, certain things may be necessary. 'Tony Fauci yesterday said in the US that he thought that things like masks may be needed next winter. 'I think we’re in the same position, t...