Cloth face mask

Press release - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session today at 16.30

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Monday, July 5, 2021
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Important notice: Following EP President Sassolis decision, after advice from Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.

Key Points: 
  • Important notice: Following EP President Sassolis decision, after advice from Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.
  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.
  • When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Press release - Press briefing on next week’s plenary session this Friday, 2 July, at 11.00

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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Important notice: Following EP President Sassolis decision, after advice from Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.

Key Points: 
  • Important notice: Following EP President Sassolis decision, after advice from Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.
  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.
  • When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Press release - Press Conference by President Sassoli and UN Secretary-General António Guterres

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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When: Thursday 24 June - 11.50

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  • When: Thursday 24 June - 11.50

    Where: EP Press conference room and via Interactio

    Ahead of the press conference, United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres will speak in the European Parliaments hemicycle in Brussels at 11.30.

  • Important notice: Following EP President Sassolis decision, and after advice from Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.
  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Press release - Media Advisory: practical information for the June plenary session in Strasbourg

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Medicine, Infectious diseases, Medical specialties, Epidemics, Epidemiology, Quarantine, Social distancing, Cloth face mask

Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.

Key Points: 
  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.
  • Social distancing and hand hygiene must also be respected whilst on Parliaments premises.
  • Press passes can be collected at the press entrance desk.
  • This electronic pass activates automatic doors and will facilitate circulation on the premises, both in Strasbourg and Brussels.

Press release - Press briefing on plenary session this Friday, 4 June, at 11.00

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
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Important notice:

Key Points: 
  • Important notice:

    Following the decision by EP President Sassoli upon advice of Parliaments medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear a medical type face mask.

  • Entering Parliament wearing so-called community masks or other masks made of textiles wont be allowed.
  • When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

VERUS INTERNATIONAL ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Announces That a Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against Verus International, Inc. and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Legal, Professional services, Cloth face mask

On April 3, 2020, Verus announced the acquisition of a controlling 51% interest in ZC Top Apparel Manufacturing, Inc., (\xe2\x80\x9cZTAM\xe2\x80\x9d), a purported Philippines-based manufacturer of reusable N95 fabric masks and biohazard suits.

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  • On April 3, 2020, Verus announced the acquisition of a controlling 51% interest in ZC Top Apparel Manufacturing, Inc., (\xe2\x80\x9cZTAM\xe2\x80\x9d), a purported Philippines-based manufacturer of reusable N95 fabric masks and biohazard suits.
  • is a nationally recognized law firm with offices in New York, California, and South Carolina.
  • The firm represents individual and institutional investors in commercial, securities, derivative, and other complex litigation in state and federal courts across the country.
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Press release - Press Conference by EP President Sassoli on EU summit, today at 14.30

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

Key Points: 
  • Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

    You can also follow it live from 14.30 via Parliaments webstreaming and EbS+.

  • Important notice: Following advice from Parliaments medical service, EP President Sassoli has decided that anyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear either a surgical mask or an FFP2 respiratory mask as of 8 March.
  • You will not be allowed to enter Parliament wearing a community mask or any mask made of textiles.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Press release - Press Conference by EP President Sassoli on EU summit, Thursday at 14.30

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Fictional characters, Fiction, Occupational safety and health, Cloth face mask, Surgical mask, Mask, Respirator

Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

Key Points: 
  • Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

    You can also follow it live from 14.30 via Parliaments webstreaming and EbS+.

  • Important notice: Following advice from Parliaments medical service, EP President Sassoli has decided that anyone wishing to enter Parliaments premises must wear either a surgical mask or an FFP2 respiratory mask as of 8 March.
  • You will not be allowed to enter Parliament wearing a community mask or any mask made of textiles.
  • Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test.

Single Mask Provides Higher Protection Than Double Masking

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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They also offer significantly less protection, as little as 5% for a loosely woven single layer cloth masks and 67% for a medical procedure mask.

Key Points: 
  • They also offer significantly less protection, as little as 5% for a loosely woven single layer cloth masks and 67% for a medical procedure mask.
  • Therefore, the CDC offered new guidelines on double masking, adding a cloth mask to a procedure mask to improve protection and fit.
  • However, the N95 mask offers complete protection in a single layer for many healthcare providers who directly treat COVID patients and is the gold standard.
  • A single well-fitting Air Queen may be worn instead of double masking with far greater protection.

Alabama Company, Homtex, Receives FDA Approval For Surgical Masks

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Monday, March 15, 2021
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HomTex manufactures 3-ply disposable masks and reusable cloth masks, which it supplies to the US Capitol, and soon will produce NIOSH N-95 masks in a new plant in Selma, Alabama.

Key Points: 
  • HomTex manufactures 3-ply disposable masks and reusable cloth masks, which it supplies to the US Capitol, and soon will produce NIOSH N-95 masks in a new plant in Selma, Alabama.
  • HomTex is now positioned to have the largest capacity in the US to produce 100 percent made-in-America masks with facilities in Cullman and Mobile, Alabama; Tennessee; South Carolina; and North Carolina.
  • By selling defective and counterfeit masks at rock-bottom prices, fraudsters are exploiting US buyers with unsafe PPE and undermining US-made manufacturing.
  • HomTex has the capacity to produce 700 million surgical 3-ply masks and 20 million NIOSH N-95 masks annually.