As the Covid pandemic has unfolded, the choice of face coverings has mushroomed
uring the early days of the pandemic the choice was simple: you either wore a reusable cloth mask or a disposable surgical mask.
So, is it time to ditch our cloth masks in favour of FFP2 or next-generation alternatives? And is it possible to do so without resorting to single-use masks?Reusable fabric masks are not intended to block ultra-fine particles such as virus-carrying aerosols, but they do trap larger respiratory droplets, so they are better than nothing.
, there is limited published data about the wavelength, dose and duration of UVC radiation required to inactivate Sars-CoV-2., an engineer who tests and reviews masks. In his opinion, “what you are left with is a gadget”.
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