So you have to wear a mask to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus? Wondering how to chose one? Or if it will slip off, or be suffocating?
Initially, health authorities and the World Health Organization said it was useless for the general population to wear masks in public. The WHO has expressed doubts that these will offer full protection for the wearer, but notes that they could stop an unknowingly infected person from passing the virus on to others.
The website of the United States Centers for Disease Control has instructions for how to make a no-sew mask by cutting up a T-Shirt.In France, authorities recommend that they should be made from at least two layers of flexible and, importantly, breathable fabric. The main thing to remember is that a face covering does not replace other key virus avoidance measures: soap and social distance.