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It will help if everyone wears it. The asymptotic infected will reduce their spread as it will stop them spreading it.
by christkv 7y ago
It will help if everyone wears it. The asymptotic infected will reduce their spread as it will stop them spreading it.
- eloff 7y agoThat's a bit of a pipe dream. It's better for people to just stay at home as much as possible. Everyone can do that regardless of the availability of masks.
- tcbawo 7y agoPeople need to stay home, but they also need to go to the grocery store, bank, or other essential activities. When they do, they should be wearing a mask.
- eloff 7y agoI think we know that's just not going to happen in general. It's been impossible to buy masks for weeks.
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- m4rtink 7y agoYou can make your own from a piece of clothe - there are thousands of people doing just that all over Europe, making masks for themselves, their family and friends.
- barry-cotter 7y agoA tea towel/dish cloth mask catches 70% of virus sized, a vacuum cleaner bag 85% particles as against 90% for surgical masks. Professional and Home-Made Face Masks Reduce Exposure to Respiratory Infections among the General Population https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440799/
- m4rtink 7y agoThis is the main reason some conuntries, such as the Czech Republic, made masks mandatory in public. Also if you are protecting others from your ilness, a sinpler home made mask is enough to greetly limit possible spread.