The coronavirus pandemic could be curbed if at least 70 percent of the public wore masks, a new study suggests. They found that the three most common types of face masks - N95s, surgical masks and face masks - help lower reproduction (Rt) rates, meaning less people are being infected due to social distancing. Among the three types of masks studies - N95s, surgical masks, cloths masks - solely N95s were found to filter out aerosol-sized droplets. 'The results suggest that the consistent use of efficient face masks, such as surgical masks, could lead to the eradication of the pandemic if at least 70% of the residents use such masks in public consistently,' said author Sanjay Kumar, an assistant professor of engineering as UC Berkeley. of small particlesGottlieb said the next best option is a surgical mask and, if nothing else is available, to buy cloth masks made from cotton-polyester blends.

Source: Daily Mail November 24, 2020 16:01 UTC