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There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Product Recall for Facemoon Face Mask and Filters presenting a serious health risk.
Public health advice for managing cases of clade II mpox in prisons and other prescribed places of detention.
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Product recall for Winsun Particle Filter KN95 Half Mask YS003 presenting a risk to the respiratory system.
Product Safety Report for Govek KN95 Face Masks presenting a health risk.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Product Recall for Haunted House Dracula, Pumpkin and Frankenstein children’s Halloween face masks sold by The Works presenting a risk of burns
Paper prepared by Duke University academics on face masks.
Concerns have been raised about the potential for risk compensation in the context of mask mandates for mitigating the spread of COVID-19
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