What You Need to Know about Surgical Masks, N95 Masks, and Coronavirus
There’s a lot of misinformation going around about how and when to use masks to minimize the spread of the new coronavirus. We collected some expert insights for you from governmental sources to keep you informed.
Here’s the quick rundown: Surgical masks are designed for catching large and small droplets released by sneezes, coughs, sudden bursts when laughing, and sniffles. The masks are best for catching drops that leave a sick person’s body, which means their true use is really for keeping your germs to yourself.
And might we add that self-made do-it-yourself masks from old T-Shirts or any other cloth, and filters made from leftover vacuum cleaners filter bags are not protective against polluted air of any measure by a long shot. It just makes you feel better and as the saying goes: “You get what you pay for”.
When surgeons wear them in the operating room, they are trying to prevent germs from landing in a patient. In densely populated cities, like Hong Kong or Tokyo, surgical masks are often worn out of politeness by people with mild illnesses. If everybody wears a mask, the safer you are against catching a disease. Wearing a mask is quite common in Asia, but it looks kind of strange in western worlds like the US or Europe. Anyhow, the quicker we all get used to wearing a mask being in bigger crowds the more protected we will be in the future.
If you are healthy, an N95 mask helps you not infecting others or not getting infected by others.
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