Face masks

Symptoms of Arcturus as new Covid strain claims five lives

New highly-infectious covid strain Arcturus kills five Brits

Face masks are now mandatory in all indoor venues and on public transport in Cyprus (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning to holidaymakers as European holiday spot brings back Covid rules

Rules that require face masks to be worn indoors could be brought back (Photo: Getty Images)

Spain could bring back Covid face mask rules before summer holidays

PACEMAKER, BELFAST, 1/9/2020:
Pupils from Dominic's Grammar School in Belfast, wearing masks today as over 300,000 Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to school today for the first time since the Coronavirus lockdown began.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Face masks to be scrapped after Easter in NI schools, says McIlveen

Pupils at St Dominic's grammar school, like other post-primary schools in NI, have been strongly advised to continue wearing face masks. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Face masks doing damage to children says Sammy Wilson

It has been speculated that Plan B Covid restrictions may soon be implemented in England.

Covid Restrictions Plan B: What is Plan B?

People in Northern Ireland will be able to take to the dance floor from Sunday, October 31.

Nightclubs to open from October, 31 as social distancing restrictions ease

Social distancing will no longer be required in shops in Northern Ireland.

Covid NI: What are the current Covid restrictions in Northern Ireland - from soc...

Doors opened today for the Balmoral Show 2021, Northern Ireland's biggest agricultural show.

Balmoral Show 2021: Covid entry rules, how to get tickets, showtimes and show li...

Adrian Doran, CBI NI Chair

How and why NI must learn to live with the virus?

Face masks and working from home 'could be reintroduced by mid-August' amid risi...

The effectiveness of face masks lessens when they get wet, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks become less effective in the rain - here’s what experts are saying

Soak up Italian culture this autumn, within crowd-free city walls

The number of droplets was more than 1,000 times lower when wearing even a single layer cotton mask (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks are 'tremendously effective' at curbing the spread of Covid-19 - here...

Nightclubs will be shut once again, and face masks will be made compulsory in some spaces, after data showed new cases of coronavirus in the past week had more than doubled compared with three weeks ago (Photo: TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy is closing nightclubs and making face masks mandatory in areas close to ba...

New restrictions have been imposed on the island of Poros until 17 August (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Greece - these are the new ...

Do children have to wear face masks on flights? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the rules around children wearing face masks on planes - from Easyjet,...

A woman wearing a face mask in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Don’t assume the worst if you see someone not wearing a mask; they may have a go...

Letter to the editor

Arlene Foster’s political journey

Market Street in Limavady town centre. The town does not need a lockdown due to coronavirus, businesses and politicians say

Local lockdown ‘not needed’ despite coronavirus cluster

A group of young women walk through Belfast city centre's shopping district wearing face masks voluntarily on Tuesday, the day it was announced face masks will become mandatory in shops in England. Robin Swann has advised the same for Northern Ireland. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Sammy Wilson: Face masks will decrease footfall on our high streets and in a fre...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a face mask, talks with a paramedic during his visit to the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Prospect of compulsory face masks in NI shops ‘under review’

Don’t be surprised if hotels ask you about your health history before you attend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's what to expect on your next spa visit or spa hotel stay

Nichola Mallon

Face masks on public transport are ‘considered’

Aldi has made some more changes for shoppers - here’s what you need to know