With fewer injuries and deaths caused by novel coronavirusSome countries have tended to abolish the mandatory wearing of masks, or to be lenient in their placement, which raises a question regarding the effectiveness of a person’s wearing of the muzzle in any indoor closed place, among others who do not wear it.
It is true that masks work best when everyone around you wears them, because when an infected person wears them, a large proportion of the infectious particles that they exhale are trapped, which stops the spread of the virus from the source. And when fewer viral particles come out around the room, the masks other people wear are more likely to block those particles.
Evidence confirms
But there is also a lot of evidence showing that masks protect the wearer, even when others around them are not wearing them, so the amount of protection depends on the quality and suitability of the mask, according to a report published by the “New York Times”.
Health experts recommend using N95, KN95 or KF94 to protect yourself from corona omicron, which is now the dominant version of the corona virus and is much more contagious than previous strains.
Other variables, such as the amount of time we interact with an infected person and how well the place is ventilated, will also affect the risk of contracting the virus.
Respirator N 95
For example, in most aircraft, cabin air is frequently purified through High Efficiency Filters (HEPA) which are very good at reducing transmission of viruses.
But this does not completely eliminate the risks. In a study published in December 2021, researchers found that passengers sitting in the same row with a person infected with Covid 19 were still at risk of infection, while wearing a mask reduced infection by 54%.
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Buses are the most dangerous
For his part, Linsey Marr of Virginia, an expert in viruses, said: “I know everyone is talking regarding planes, but I would say that buses are probably the most dangerous, then trains and then planes, in order from top to bottom.”
Realistic data showed that masks reduce infection. A 2020 investigation into the outbreak of the epidemic in a hotel in Switzerland found that many employees and guests who tested positive for the coronavirus were wearing only face shields (no masks); As for those who wore masks, they were not infected.
Masks on buses – expressions
Less hospital admission
A study in Tennessee also found that communities that mandated masks had lower rates of hospitalization than areas where masks were not required.
Also, a number of laboratory studies have also documented that a mask protects the person who wears it, although the level of that protection can vary depending on the type of mask and the material it is made of.
But the bottom line of all the studies is that the muzzle reduces the possibility that the person who wears it will be infected with the Corona virus.