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If someone coughs in your face then you're probably going to get infected whether you wear a mask or not, because the virus can get in via your eyes, and none o
by DanBC 7y ago
If someone coughs in your face then you're probably going to get infected whether you wear a mask or not, because the virus can get in via your eyes, and none of the "wear masks all the time" people are telling you to also wear eye protection all the time.
- DanBC 7y ago2019-nCoV transmission through the ocular surface must not be ignored: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30313-5/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
- nokcha 7y agoAnd furthermore, even if the virus can't directly infect you via your eyes, the virus particles can move from the eye area to the nose/mouth after removing a mask, e.g., by touching one's face (even with washed hands) or when taking a shower or washing one's face.
- spacehunt 7y ago> none of the "wear masks all the time" people are telling you to also wear eye protection all the time Huh? The earliest local news article I could find[0][1] that mentioned the importance of wearing glasses and goggles was back in January. But we didn't wait for the authorities to tell us -- we did our own research, and I purchased my pair of goggles in mid January. [0]: https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1504801-20200125.htm https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1504801-20200125.h... [1]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/hong-kong-leader-declares-virus-emergency-halts-official-visits-to-mainland-china-idUSKBN1ZO0B7 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hongkong/hon...