Double-masking or wearing tightly fitted masks can reduce exposure to coronavirus by about 95%, according to a new study published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, which were the result of lab tests conducted with dummies, suggest that fitting a cloth mask over a surgical mask is one of the best ways to protect against COVID-19. A helpful alternative .
As jovial football fans crowded the streets and bars of Tampa on Saturday with hours to go until Super Bowl LV, hundreds were walking without face coverings through areas where the mayor has issued a mask mandate to curb the spread of COVID-19. Until this weekend, fans attending the Super Bowl LV Experience theme park along the Tampa Riverwalk have mostly been able to stay socially distant and largely appeared to comply with the mask mandate. But as Friday ushered in a weekend typically marked by nationwide partying, more fans milled along the narrow Riverwalk in Super Bowl LV's humid host city, some carrying drinks and bumping shoulders as they passed, and many lowering their masks or skipping them altogether.
To Mask Or Double Mask, That Is The Question - First Aid Global LLC Asks
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TARZANA, Calif. (PRWEB) January 29, 2021
N95, KN95, Surgical Masks, Cloth, Ear-loop or Double-strap Masks. These are the most basic choices we have when it comes to the protective face coverings we can utilize during the current pandemic. Lately there s even discussion about double-masking and here s why one supplier of PPE says they re completely on board. In this case, it comes down to 2 is better than 1 , says a company spokesperson for First Aid Global LLC in Tarzana, California. And, there is a comfortable way to do this as opposed to having your face squished all day long by N95 masks that are just too tight and restrictive. We recommend using a comfortable Ear-loop KN95 Mask with a Medical Surgeon s Mask over the top of it. Both use thin, comfortable straps around the ears, and that is important around our own office and warehouse. We definitely have a variety to choose
It might be time to either upgrade your face mask, or start wearing two of them, as medical officials believe it will provide more protection against more contagious strains of coronavirus.