On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organisation officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. It came just weeks ...

On reviewing the evidence, including studies published after the pandemic, the data suggest respirators are more effective than masks in healthcare, but must be continuously worn to be protective.

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Police officers may have acted as “super-spreaders” in the pandemic as expert advice was “ignored” by the Scottish Government and the ex-chief constable of Police Scotland, an inquiry heard.

Mr Steele said: “The issue of FFP3 masks is probably the best example of the police service knowing it has a health and safety obligation and then ignoring it. We were largely dealing with ...

He said the force "refused" to log the rate of usage, and the risks were "exacerbated" by using the same mask throughout a shift. Mr Steele said: "The issue of FFP3 masks is probably the best ...

Scottish Government decisions to deprioritise frontline police during the vaccine rollout were branded ‘perverse’ and a ...