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A recent study out of Duke University suggests that not all face coverings are equally effective at preventing the spread of Covid-19.

Major League Baseball is cracking down on coronavirus safety protocols, mandating that players and staff wear face coverings at all times, including in the dugouts and bullpens, except for players on the field of play.

During a congressional hearing on the coronavirus response on Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci dispelled some of the misinformation spread online by politicians and fringe groups about the virus.

Walgreens avoided a court hearing by paying multiple citations after locations in west suburban Cicero failed to enforce face mask policies.

The town of Cicero has cited Walgreens for violating an executive order that mandates essential businesses require employees and customers to wear face masks. The town issued a face covering requirement in April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release from town officials. Walgreens, which has three locations in Cicero, has received eight citations, each…

A man was seen walking around Oxford Street in London wearing only a face mask, but not where you think a face mask would go.

As more states are enacting requirements for people to wear masks to curb a surge of coronavirus cases, they’re facing resistance from the police expected to enforce those orders.

Winn-Dixie’s initial decision to not require its customers to wear masks met with fast and fierce backlash from customers

President Donald Trump on Monday seemed to give mask-wearing his strongest endorsement yet after months of wavering over whether people should don a face covering in public to curtail the spread of COVID-19.

Jimmy Fallon pens thank you notes to Ivanka Trump’s Find Something New campaign, avocado milk and other things.

Target, CVS Health and Publix Super Markets  on Thursday joined the growing list of major retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.

Walmart and Sam’s Club became the latest chains to mandate mask use in stores, joining Starbucks, Costco and Apple. Those stores require masks even in states where face coverings in public spaces are not mandatory.

More Indiana cities have decided to impose mask mandates as health officials reported Monday the state’s most hospitalizations of people with coronavirus-related illnesses in nearly a month. West Lafayette’s mayor announced Monday an immediate requirement that face coverings be worn inside all places of business open to the public, all city facilities, public transportation and high-density workplaces. The order from Republican Mayor John...

America does not need another large-scale shutdown to contain the surging coronavirus pandemic, the top official coordinating the Trump administration’s COVID-19 testing said on Sunday.

The wife of a French bus driver savagely beaten after he asked passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle has condemned his “barbaric” death.

The San Diego Art Institute launched its virtual online marketplace in April to help support artists during the pandemic. Inspired by fellow artist Maggie Thompson, several artists are now using the program to donate masks to indigenous groups, who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.

An Oak Park woman lost her mother to coronavirus and survived a battle with the COVID-19 herself says she would like to see a federal mask mandate. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports

A woman upset that a man removed his face mask after checking out at a north suburban store allegedly yelled that she was a school teacher with COVID-19 before spitting in his face, authorities said. Police said the incident happened on June 16 at a retail store in the 25900 block of Riverwoods Road in Mettawa. There, Lake County Sheriff’s…

At a roundtable with President Trump on Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar advocated to reopen schools by citing social distancing, good hygiene and face masks as necessary and sufficient precautions to keep students and teachers healthy.

The owner of a restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland, wrote a controversial post on social media telling customers that he will not require servers to wear face masks. The since-deleted post on The Grille at Flower Hill’s Facebook page read in part: “Let me be very clear…my staff will not wear face masks while working here at the Grille. If...