COVID-19 masks South Africa

Professor Salim Abdool Karim told a broadcaster that mask-wearing should end, but the Department of Health doesn't exactly agree.

This picture taken on September 29, 2020 shows Donut Robotics chief executive Taisuke Ono showing the interior of the smart mask “C-face” in his studio following an interview with AFP in Tokyo. – From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings. This picture taken on September 29, 2020 shows Donut Robotics chief executive Taisuke Ono showing the interior of the smart mask “C-face” in his studio following an interview with AFP in Tokyo. – From monitoring vital signs to filtering filthy air and even translating speech into other languages, the coronavirus-fuelled boom in mask-wearing has spawned an unusual range of high-tech face coverings. The Department of Health, however, doesn’t agree with Karim’s stance and reckons citizens should continue wearing masks while applying the same preventative measures.