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US Economy Slips Into Technical Recession; Biden, Xi Hold 5th Talk Amid Tensions | NTD News Today

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announces a surprise deal, on an alternate version of the Build Back Better bill. Lawmakers on both sides react. The U.S. economy is shrinking. and it has done so for the last two quarters. Are we in a recession now? How is the Biden administration reacting? An economist weighs in and…


Universal Mask Wearing Rules Are Being Re-introduced in English Hospitals

NHS organisations have started to reintroduce masks in all clinical settings even though national rules have largely been scrapped. The news follows junior health minister Lord Kamall telling the House of Lords that the extortionate free lateral flow testing scheme may return as well as prospect of mandatory masks if the rising number of cases has…


Some English Hospitals Telling Patients to Keep Wearing Face Masks Despite Restrictions Being Dropped

National rules on mask-wearing in GP surgeries and hospitals have largely been scrapped under new guidance in England, but some NHS trusts are insisting that patients keep wearing masks. The Telegraph reports that several NHS hospitals have called on patients and staff to continue to wear masks and face coverings on their sites. The National…


No Relationship Between School Masking and COVID-19 Cases: Study

Requiring masks in schools was popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new study has concluded there was no link between masking in schools and COVID-19 cases. A widely cited study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its quasi-journal in 2021 concluded schools without masking requirements were 3.5 times more likely…


American Schools Are Harming Kids by Masking Them Again

Even though summer’s almost here, our kids can’t catch a break. Several districts across the United States have decided to put school kids back in masks. Maine: The superintendent of the Portland public schools wrote a letter to parents dated May 10, 2022 that stated that masks are once again required indoors and on school…


Mask Mandate Lifted for Public Servants, Workplaces to Return to Full Capacity: Health Canada

Mask mandates are being lifted for public servants while government departments and agencies will return to the workplace at full capacity, Health Canada said in an update of its occupational health guidance on May 16.   “Masks can be removed when physical distancing can be maintained at a workstation or in a meeting,” the federal health agency…


EU Set to Drop Mask Mandate for Air Travel Next Week

The European Union (EU) will no longer require passengers and crew members to wear masks onboard flights and at airports from May 16 as the continent looks to ease CCP virus restrictions, authorities announced Wednesday. “From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases, broadly aligning with…


The Neurological Toll of Masks and Lockdowns

Dr. Avery Jackson, a board-certified neurosurgeon based in Michigan, performs complicated brain surgeries in the operating room as often as four times a week. During these surgeries, which can last for up to eighteen hours, Jackson, who is Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of Michigan Neurosurgical Institute in Grand Blanc, wears a surgical mask….


Western Australia to Ease COVID-19 Public Health Measures

The Western Australian government will ease a raft of COVID-19 public health measures across the state from April 29, with the changes coming on the back of high vaccination rates across the state and lower than anticipated COVID-19 case numbers, as well as the stabilisation of hospital admissions. Masks will no longer be mandatory, except for…


Airlines Offering Refunds to Passengers Concerned About Flying With Unmasked Travellers

Airline passengers who are concerned about flying alongside unmasked people will now be offered refunds, among other things, after a federal judge last week struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) mask mandate on public transport. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told the “TODAY” show on April 21 that the airline will be flexible with customers…