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These problems apply to masks too

• kube-system 6y ago
  Maybe if you're wearing a respirator or a rigid mask. It's not any harder to scratch your face through a piece of cloth than it is to scratch any other part of your clothed body.
  • Someone1234 6y ago
    It isn't about the difficulty, it is about the safety. If you scratch your mask/face you could cross-contaminate.
    • kube-system 6y ago
      If you are concerned about contaminating your hands, you can wash or sanitize them. Although, wearing a cloth mask in the first place is already a compromise. Real world usage and effectiveness of any personal protective device is almost never the ideal usage and effectiveness. A mask which someone contaminates their hands on when scratching their face is better than a mask that isn't either isn't worn at all, or that is repeatedly taken on or off.
  • TeMPOraL 6y ago
    Except that you should not do this, unless you're wearing disposable gloves, which you throw away immediately after.