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...and the potential for persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 to shed and transmit the virus while asymptomatic. So anyone can be infected and spreading it and not
by ourmandave 7y ago
...and the potential for persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 to shed and transmit the virus while asymptomatic.
So anyone can be infected and spreading it and not know. And you have to assume that surface you just cleaned can be infectious for days by anybody touching it.
...can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours...
And anyone that sneezes or coughs could be created an infectious cloud that could persist for hours?
That's kind of a grim conclusion. Also, why aren't masks mandatory for everyone if you can't know you have it unless tested?
- thinkmassive 7y agoMainstream reporting has been saying masks are only necessary to protect against being directly coughed/sneezed on by an infected person. Since the virus can remain active in aerosols it also sounds like a properly fitted mask could protect the wearer when they're anywhere in the vicinity of an infected person.
- theklr 7y agoAlso just because you wear a mask doesn’t necessarily mean your better protected. If you take of said mask without washing hands after you still have exposed your risk. Plus with a global shortage, it’s essential for those who are in dire need to have them then those who are just asymptomatic.