JOHN ILLMAN - I welcome the news that London mayor Sadiq Khan is campaigning to make mask wearing compulsory for people travelling in the capital during the crisis. Others must soon follow.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to change its advice on masks to combat the spread of the virus. Debate is now being sparked, as the cabinet set about trying to get people back in work.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined advice about people wearing masks during an address. Trudeau said they could protect people from 'breathing or speaking moistly' on others.

North Korea has not yet confirmed any cases of the coronavirus, formally known COVID-19, but has closed the land border with China, where 254 people died yesterday from the outbreak.

Mayor Lester Friedman said those driving with their windows open would also need to wear a face mask. Celebrities including Simon Cowell and Justin Bieber have homes in the Californian city.

They are expecting their first child together later this year. And it seems Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are preparing for their arrival as they left Target on Friday with multiple shopping carts.

Authorities in the Jakarta-area were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly half a million surgical masks were found.

Thousands of pieces of medical equipment have been delivered to hospitals in Ireland as a result of Conor McGregor's €1million donation to the fight against coronavirus.

Queen Letizia and King Felipe of Spain donned face masks and leather gloves to attend an engagement at the the Electricity Control Centre facilities in Madrid, Spain today.

Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area say that masks with one-way valves do not meet their face covering requirements because they allow potentially infectious droplets to excape.

Top experts from the prestigious Royal Society concluded that masks - even home-made ones - can reduce the transmission of the deadly infection.

Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs on the Health and Social Care Select Committee that masks could have a 'marginal but positive' impact on curbing transmission of the life-threatening infection.

President Trump's top official for public health preparedness, Robert Kadlec, dedicated billions in taxpayer dollars to fight biological and chemical weapons prioritizing that over battling a pandemic.

President Donald Trump ignored signs requiring a mask be worn when he toured a mask factory in Arizona and only wore safety goggles to protect his eyes.

Germany provided the first installment of live post-lockdown sporting action on Thursday by hosting a dozen races in Hanover. Many jockeys wore face masks while others used transparent plastic visors.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has donated a whopping $1M to help doctors get the face masks, face shields and protective gear they need to help the sick suffering from COVID-19.

Israel Adesanya is providing 10,000 three-ply face masks and 1,000 eye protection face shields with his own money to healthcare workers at Whanganui Hospital in New Zealand.

Presley Gerber and new girlfriend Sydney Brooke wore matching medical masks when they headed out to work at his father's Cuban-Mexican eatery in Malibu on Friday.

Staff at the Mountbatten Hampshire centre said they were 'overwhelmed' by last night's delivery of thousands of life-saving masks and coveralls.

Staff at the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust discovered boxes of face masks which expired in 2012 had been relabelled with 2022 expiry dates and deemed fit for use.

Greater Manchester Police said they are hunting for the perpetrators , in what they described as a 'particularly sickening crime' given the coronavirus pandemic.

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Amy worked with Bethenny Frankel's charity organization BStrong, which the Bravo star set up to aid with emergency assistance amid times of crisis.

While passengers are encouraged to bring their own masks and gloves, equipment will be provided for those arriving without in the early stages of the trial scheme.

To give his look extra punch, a gimmick promoting his latest single Mask Off, the cunning lyricist had sure his daughter Londyn wore a bejewelled mask of a similar style.

DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Perhaps no American golfer in the past 35 years has had the ability to rub Europeans up the wrong way quite like Paul Azinger.

Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin, said Josie Wright, 33, was taken into custody for stealing masks (file image) and other medical supplies from Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY.

Australia has agreed to send Taiwan one million litres of alcohol to make sanitiser and vaccines in exchange for three tonnes of material to make face masks.  

Tired of looking so tired? If you need to minimise the appearance of dark circles and under-eye bags and have given up on most eye treatments, look no further.

Michael Gove revealed that a Treasury minister is leading a 'domestic effort' to ensure that enough face coverings are available should the Government change its guidance.

Boris Johnson today announced that wearing face masks will be part of the UK's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy.

Nicola Sturgeon has already urged Scots to don home-made masks - but not medical-grade ones - in shops and on public transport.

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.

Boris Johnson's plan to ease the UK's coronavirus lockdown will see people urged to cycle to work, firms told to provide staff with face masks and garden centres allowed to reopen from Wednesday.

The Chicago-based carrier said that the 'proactive and aggressive' measure is to keep all staff and customers safe during the coronavirus crisis and follows the latest advice from the CDC.

Air France and KLM say they will be asking customers to wear a mask throughout their journey from next Monday. German airline Lufthansa brought in the new rule yesterday (May 4).

Detmold Group in Adelaide have committed to producing 100 million surgical masks for the National Medical Stockpile and a further 45 million to South Australia.

All Wolves staff have been provided with face masks by the club as they are urged to take extra care during the coronavirus crisis.

With LaLiga ramping up their plans to resume the season next month, stars from both clubs were allowed to finally get back to their respective training bases on Wednesday.

Li, 15, collapsed and died on April 24 after jogging in PE class while wearing a face mask. The other Chinese schoolboy, 14, reportedly died during a running exam whilst donning a mask.

Sydney general practitioner and health coach Dr Jill Gamberg is pleading with people to stay home and stop hoarding protective equipment.

Grocery store workers across the US are being forced to pick up the potentially contaminated protective gear left behind by shoppers.

The NBA will begin selling team-emblazoned face coverings with proceeds going to food bank networks across the US and Canada. NBA partner Fanatics will make the masks.

Government experts are considering a recommendation that all Americans begin wearing face coverings while in public - although only once there are enough for medical professionals.

The Riverdale, New York native had on sunglasses and wore protective accessories including a mask and rubber gloves as she stepped out with caution amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Arnold Schwarzenegger masked up for a Los Angeles bike ride this week with his daughter Christina, amid rumors her sister Katherine is pregnant with her firstborn child.

Dustin Hart, who goes by Dusty Shekel on social media, posted a 14-minute clip of his encounter in a Santee Food 4 Less on Bit Chute - a video hosting platform that appeals to the far right.

Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile.

An India Today TV investigation has unearthed 17 'illegal seminaries' in the state, and the Saharanpur district magistrate confirmed the findings which are now under investigation.

As the sales of air purifiers and face masks increase by eight to 10 times in a month, and threefold in the last two days, doctors are still in doubt about the effectiveness of the toxic air 'defences'.