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According to Spiegel, the ministry procured unusable masks from China last year, which will have to be destroyed. To this day, they have hidden it from the public.

Researchers in Australia want to transform single-use Covid masks into road material. In the United States, the protective gear is recycled into benches. And in France, they are reborn as floor carpets for cars.

Used to curb the spread of Covid-19, masks are exacerbating another pandemic: plastic pollution.

Roman theater masks in the ancient city of Myra, located in the Demre district of the southern province of Antalya and one of the most visited and income-generating archaeological sites in the region, continue to attract the attention of visitors.

Turkish Health Ministry has launched an inspection campaign against companies that deceive people with label frauds on medical masks.

The nose masks, worn under a full mask with similar behind-the-ears straps, were unveiled in a demonstration video where a man and woman sit down for lunch

These shocking images show the devastating impact throwaway facemasks are having on the health of our oceans after washing up among coral reefs in a diver's paradise.

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge in pollution, adding to the glut of plastic waste that is already threatening marine life with masks floating like jellyfish and waterlogged gloves scattered across seabeds.

Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said on March 2, making it the largest state to no longer require one of the most effective ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

A Turkish ceramics artist is making face masks using porcelain to raise awareness against the novel coronavirus.

Firdevs v, a lecturer in the ceramics and glass department at Kastamonu University in northern Turkey, told Anadolu Agency she decided to draw attention to difficulties with the virus through art after her parents, brother and sister were infected with COVID-19.

The Czech Republic has Europe's third-largest Vietnamese diaspora, after France and Germany. In a society that has not seen the kind of large-scale immigration commonplace in western Europe, citizens and residents of Vietnamese origin, clustered around large Czech cities, make up one of the most visible minorities.

The team of health experts advising the government on how to deal with the pandemic is mulling whether to propose wearing well-fitting face masks or two masks to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic, a member of the team said Thursday.

Achilleas Gkikas, a pathology professor, told Skai TV that the committee is discussing the use of a double mask by the public but it would be optional.