China’s Volleyball Association has apologised after several of its national team players wore N95 masks during a match. Players on the country’s women’s team wore masks during the first set of their Asia Cup match against Iran in the Philippines, which they lost, before taking them off for the second set and going on to win. The incident caused a stir on social media with a rare backlash against Chinese government policy among its citizens, and allegations that the players’ health and safety was compromised by wearing masks while playing sport. China has some of the strictest Covid policies in…