Should We Still Be Wearing Face Masks? Now that the mask mandate has been lifted, we no longer have to wear face masks in many public settings. But should we anyway? Whilst some public officials have said that we must learn to “live with the virus” but many others are still warning of the […]
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The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has reported a dramatic decrease in hospital-acquired COVID-19 infection rates amongst staff that were using FFP3 masks. Early on in the pandemic, the Trust found that staff caring for coronavirus patients on “red” wards were up to 47 times more likely to be infected with COVID than those […]
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Now that the Prime Minister has confirmed that all remaining lockdown restrictions will end in England on the 19th July, it feels like we might finally see life getting back to normal… or will it? One of the longest standing restrictions of the pandemic has been the mandatory wearing of face masks in public places […]
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This week The Hygiene Bank is hosting the second annual National Hygiene Week – a week dedicated to raising awareness surrounding hygiene poverty. For many of us, having access to clean water and hygiene products is something we take for granted, but in the UK alone there are over 14 million people living in hygiene […]
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