/tags/mask Mask en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:35:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-05/st-louis-requires-masks-for-city-workers-recommends-them-to-the-public St. Louis officials cited the rise in transmission of coronavirus cases and other respiratory illnesses for the updated mandate. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:35:04 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-05/st-louis-requires-masks-for-city-workers-recommends-them-to-the-public Sarah Fentem /coronavirus/2023-12-14/bjc-again-enforces-masks-for-staff-citing-higher-flu-and-covid-numbers While the coronavirus is circulating less widely than in previous years, an uptick in hospital admissions of COVID-19 patients and a number of employees getting sick with the virus, flu and other illnesses led BJC to put the mask requirement in place, system officials said. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /coronavirus/2023-12-14/bjc-again-enforces-masks-for-staff-citing-higher-flu-and-covid-numbers Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-16/slu-profs-invention-makes-masked-singing-a-snap VocalEase preserves perfect acoustics even when protecting wearers from airborne germs. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:11:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-16/slu-profs-invention-makes-masked-singing-a-snap Sarah Fenske /2021-10-25/as-missouris-attorney-general-fights-mask-mandates-taxpayers-are-footing-the-bill-to-defend-them Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is on a mission to battle mask mandates around the state. In some cases, legal services to defend the mandates are costing thousands of dollars — dollars from Missouri taxpayers. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:15:00 GMT /2021-10-25/as-missouris-attorney-general-fights-mask-mandates-taxpayers-are-footing-the-bill-to-defend-them Steve Vockrodt /government-politics-issues/2021-07-22/madison-county-backs-optional-masks-at-schools-without-input-from-health-advisory-board The Madison County Board of Health has an advisory committee of health professionals, but its members were not consulted for input on the masking resolution. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:09:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-07-22/madison-county-backs-optional-masks-at-schools-without-input-from-health-advisory-board Megan Valley /health-science-environment/2020-12-08/what-changes-minds-about-masks-in-this-small-town-it-was-a-childs-death Despite widespread resistance, Washington, Mo., became the latest community to flip its stance on mask wearing. The change came when the deaths hit close to home. Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-12-08/what-changes-minds-about-masks-in-this-small-town-it-was-a-childs-death Sara Shipley Hiles /coronavirus/2020-11-27/slu-study-shows-st-louis-st-louis-county-mask-mandates-slowed-coronavirus-infections Epidemiologists at St Louis University say the rate of new coronavirus cases significantly decreased in St. Louis and St. Louis County after government officials began requiring people to wear masks in public. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 13:05:08 GMT /coronavirus/2020-11-27/slu-study-shows-st-louis-st-louis-county-mask-mandates-slowed-coronavirus-infections Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2020-11-13/we-need-the-state-to-act-missouri-hospital-workers-call-on-parson-to-issue-mask-mandate With thousands of new coronavirus cases being diagnosed each day and patients crowding into hospitals, some intensive care units in Missouri are nearly full. But health care workers say the worst is yet to come, and they warn more lives will be lost without a coordinated statewide response. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:37:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-11-13/we-need-the-state-to-act-missouri-hospital-workers-call-on-parson-to-issue-mask-mandate Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2020-04-29/st-louis-engineers-put-homemade-mask-materials-to-the-test-as-n95-supply-dwindles With skyrocketing demand and limited supplies of protective gear, hospital workers across the U.S. have been fashioning their own makeshift masks during… Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:42:24 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-29/st-louis-engineers-put-homemade-mask-materials-to-the-test-as-n95-supply-dwindles Shahla Farzan /arts/2012-04-05/judge-rules-3-200-year-old-mummy-mask-can-stay-in-st-louis A 3,200-year-old mummy mask at the center of an international dispute will remain in St. Louis following a ruling by a federal judge.The U.S. government… Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:08:06 GMT /arts/2012-04-05/judge-rules-3-200-year-old-mummy-mask-can-stay-in-st-louis