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Australian scientists warn against spraying face masks with sanitiser

In a world-first study published on Thursday, a team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) revealed that exposing N95 and P2 face masks to alcohol-based sanitisers risks "serious degradation" of their ability to protect from airborne hazards.

The anti-maskers

Increasingly, Europeans appear to be losing faith in representative government and its institutions, and this discontent is not unique to any ideological or ethnic grouping.

Study reveals empathy prevents Covid-19 spread

"We saw that empathy for the most vulnerable is an important factor, and that it can be used actively to combat the pandemic," said study author Stefan Pfattheicher from Aarhus University in the UK.