face coverings
Post-primary pupils to continue to wear face coverings in classrooms
POST-PRIMARY pupils are to continue to wear face coverings in classrooms, according to new guidance issued by the Department of Education.
Tony Bailie's Take on Nature: Living in the plastic age
A DOG playing with a blue face-covering as it was being walked along a country road is symbolic of a side effect of the measures we have all been asked to take in the past year to tackle the ongoing global pandemic.
Ulster Weavers has it covered with new range of linen face masks
HOME textiles company Ulster Weavers has launched a new range of sustainable Irish linen face coverings as it responds to increasing demand for locally sourced products.
Unite calls for face coverings to be made mandatory on all forms of transport
UNITE has re-iterated its call for face coverings to be "mandatory on all forms of public transport".
Worsening Covid-19 situation demands public compliance
NOTHING in the past 24 hours has eased the coronavirus storm clouds gathering over Northern Ireland, where infection rates continue to heavily overshadow those recorded in the Republic and Britain.
School with mandatory face mask policy sends pupils home after positive Covid-19 case
THE first school to make face coverings mandatory has sent an entire year group home following a positive Covid-19 case.
How virus proof is your mask? We put some face coverings to the Petri-dish test
FACE coverings may be compulsory in more places now than ever – but how much protection do they really afford to people around you? "A face covering should help minimise the spread of micro-organisms (including the Covid-19 virus) by the wearer," says Val Edwards-Jones, an emeritus professor of medical microbiology.
Peter Weir back out and about visiting schools - this time wearing a face covering
THE education minister is back out and about visiting schools - this time wearing a face covering.
Peter Weir breached own guidance by failing to wear face covering in school
EDUCATION Minister Peter Weir failed to wear a face mask while visiting schools - breaching his own guidance. Photographs reveal that the minister met teachers and pupils indoors without a face covering. A leading union, which is already frustrated by what it...
Teachers' union leader urges adoption of north's face coverings guidance
A SCHOOL leaders' union has recommended all secondary pupils and staff adopt the policy of wearing face coverings in communal spaces.