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  2. False Face Society - Wikipedia

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    The False Face Society is a medicinal society in the Haudenosaunee, known especially for its wooden masks. [1] Medicine societies are considered a vital part of the well-being of many Indigenous communities. The societies role within communities is to cure ailments through medical rituals, with the False Face Society having power over illness ...

  3. Mask - Wikipedia

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    A " facial " (short for facial mask) is a temporary mask, not solid, used in cosmetics or as therapy for skin treatment. A "life mask" is a plaster cast of a face, used as a model for making a painting or sculpture. An animal roleplay mask is used for people to create a more animal-like image in fetish role play.

  4. Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks or coverings, including N95, FFP2, surgical, and cloth masks, have been employed as public and personal health control measures against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 . In community and healthcare settings, the use of face masks is intended as source control to limit ...

  5. COVID-19 misinformation - Wikipedia

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    There are false claims spread that the usage of masks causes adverse health-related issues such as low blood oxygen levels, high blood carbon dioxide levels, and a weakened immune system. Some also falsely claimed that masks cause antibiotic-resistant pneumonia by preventing pathogenic organisms to be exhaled away from the body.

  6. Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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    Timeline CDC poster recommending the use of non-medical face masks to slow transmission of COVID-19. 2020 Early recommendations. Initially, the U.S. government did not recommend the use of face masks by the general public outside of medical settings to protect themselves from COVID-19, as to prevent shortages of medical-grade personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors treating COVID-19 ...

  7. Anti-mask law - Wikipedia

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    The present table provides a non-exhaustive overview comparing legal restrictions of face coverings in European states. The 2010 French ban on face covering is widely regarded as the most strict, prohibiting face coverings in almost all situations in public places, as opposed to limited restrictions in countries such as Denmark that only outlaws such practices in the context of public ...

  8. COVID-19 misinformation by governments - Wikipedia

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    COVID-19 pandemic. During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, many people began to spread false or un-confirmed data and information. This included politicians and other government officials from administrations in several countries. Misinformation about the virus includes its origin, how it spreads, and methods of preventing and curing the disease.

  9. Black Mask (character) - Wikipedia

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    This version is a narcissistic crime lord and leader of the False Face Society who masquerades as the charismatic owner of the "Black Mask Club", a popular nightclub among Gotham's criminal element. Cut off from the family fortune after running their business into the ground, Roman seeks to become the most powerful kingpin in the city to outdo ...