Face masks

More than 50% of people infected with Covid have reported sneezing as a symptom on the ZOE Covid app. Interestingly it tends to be more common among people who have been vaccinated and then tested positive for the virus.

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Fans of Red light therapy claim it can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.

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Some festivalgoers at Glastonbury Festival.

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Symptoms of Arcturus as new Covid strain claims five lives

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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

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Face masks are no longer compulsory in Scotland - your views online

People are no longer legally required to wear face masks on public transport and in most indoor public spaces in Scotland as the rule moved into guidance on Monday. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Are face masks mandatory in Scotland - and what are the rules for schools?

What did Nicola Sturgeon say today? When Covid restrictions on face masks and vaccine passports will end in Scotland (Image credit: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's when face mask and vaccine passport rules will end in Scotland

The cast of White Christmas The Musical at the Edinburgh Playhouse

Edinburgh Playhouse cancels more performances of 'White Christmas'

A shopper in Princes Street wears a mask.

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

Sajid Javid says the lifting of the Covid lockdown restrictions will be irreversible (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Judy Murray wears a strawberry face mask at Wimbledon 2021. (Photo: Jon Super - Pool/Getty Images)

Will you continue to wear a face mask when Covid restrictions end? - your views ...

Gyms and fitness facilities could reopen in mid-April, but Covid-related rules could remain in place (Picture: Shutterstock)

This is when gyms and swimming pools will open in Scotland

The youngest pupils are going back to school on Monday.

Young children's return to school based on 'biased' studies, says epidemiologist
The argument for returning young children to school based on lower rates of transmission is based on “flawed” and “biased” studies, an epidemiologist has said ahead of the return of younger pupils on Monday.
Elsa Maishman

The UK’s biggest supermarkets have said they will refuse entry to shoppers who do not wear masks (Getty Images)

These are the supermarkets that have banned shoppers who do not wear masks

Face masks are now required in communal areas in offices

Face masks should be worn in conference and meeting rooms

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

Have you got what it takes to work as Santa at Edinburgh Dobbies this Christmas?

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A student at St Columba's High School, Gourock, wears a protective face mask as the requirement for secondary school pupils to wear face coverings when moving around school comes into effect from today across Scotland

Face masks at Scotland's secondary schools mandatory

Secondary school pupils in Scotland will have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal areas and on school buses from Monday 31 August (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks to be compulsory in schools from end of August

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,...

Are you thinking about making your own face masks? (Photo: Shutterstock)

How can I make my own face mask?
In Scotland, it is now mandatory for face coverings to be worn on public transport and in shops
Rhona Shennan

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

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If Nicola Sturgeon can wear a face mask then you can too (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell /PA Wire)

Face masks: too much to ask? – Helen Martin

ScotRail staff will be wearing face masks to protect themselves and passengers. Pic: Getty

ScotRail to offer free face masks at busiest train stations

Students wearing face masks on a campus in York.

Face masks may become mandatory in Scotland says Nicola Sturgeon

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

Advice on containing the spread of coronavirus has largely been based on knowledge of similar viruses spread via cough droplets (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scottish Government urge public to wear face masks