Double mask debate highlights importance of tight seal around nose and mouth Peter Krouse, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced findings last week that suggest wearing two masks enhances your protection against the coronavirus by creating a tighter seal around your nose and mouth.
Yet some medical experts have long maintained that the chief benefit to wearing two masks is the increased filtration rather than the tighter fit, that two masks provide extra layers to capture any infected droplets you might exhale or inhale.
So, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer contacted both medical experts and mask designers for the latest thinking on the question of one mask or two. Here is what we found:
Northeast Ohio companies head into 2021 with plans to hire
Storyblocks
and last updated 2020-12-31 18:47:32-05
We know 2020 has been an incredibly tough year for businesses and workers. But data from local and state organizations reveals Ohioans are hopeful about our economy and the future. For this year-end report, News 5 re-visited several companies we highlighted throughout the year in our Rebound series.
RB SIGMA: MENTOR, OHIO
The work at RB Sigma in Lake County rarely slows down â the company churns out 17 million N-95 and surgical masks a month. More than 40 million shipped out so far in 2020.
â24 hours a day, six days a week,â said president Justin Bloyd.
Lake County manufacturers pivoted to meet demands of COVID-19 in 2020 news-herald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-herald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.