Masks Alone Not Enough To Stop Covid-19, Study Says A mask definitely helps, but if the people are very close to each other, there is still a chance of spreading or contracting the virus, said one of the researchers.
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Simply wearing a face mask may not protect you from catching the novel coronavirus, that causes COVID-19, if you are not maintaining physical distancing, according to a study.
The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, tested how five different types of mask materials affected the spread of droplets that carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus, when we cough or sneeze.
Wearing masks may not be enough to prevent COVID-19 spread at close distances
Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing.
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Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers tested how five different types of mask materials impacted the spread of droplets that carry the coronavirus when we cough or sneeze.
Every material tested dramatically reduced the number of droplets that were spread. But at distances of less than 6 feet, enough droplets to potentially cause illness still made it through several of the materials.
A mask definitely helps, but if the people are very close to each other, there is still a chance of spreading or contracting the virus. It s not just masks that will help. It s both the masks and distancing.
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Masks Alone May Not Stop Covid-19 Spread Without Physical Distancing, Study Shows
People wearing protective face masks leave a market area amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the old quarters of Delhi, India, October, 6, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, tested how five different types of mask materials affected the spread of droplets that carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus, when we cough or sneeze.
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Simply wearing a face mask may not protect you from catching the novel coronavirus, that causes COVID-19, if you are not maintaining physical distancing, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, tested how five different types of mask materials affected the spread of droplets that carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus, when we cough or sneeze.
Cloth masks are NOT enough to stop the spread of Covid-19 without social distancing because they let in enough droplets to infect someone standing less than six feet away, study finds
Five types of masks were examined: an N95 mask, s surgical mask, a cloth mask, a two-layer cloth mask and a wet two-later cloth mask
Each mask was tested again a machine that uses an air generator to blow tiny liquid droplets, like those that would escape from a nose or a mouth
The N95 blocked the most at 100% of droplets and the regular cloth mask blocked the least at 96.4% of droplets