FFP2 or KN95 enhanced protection masks, especially if applied well to the face without letting air in and out of the edges, can dramatically reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by less than 1%, a new study shows. Published in
Wearing face masks and maintaining social distance are familiar to many people around the world during the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Evidence suggests that these are effective ways to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, it is not clear how exactly the risk of infection is affected by wearing a mask during close personal encounters or by social distancing without a mask. Our results show that face masks significantly reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to social distancing. We find a very low risk of infection when everyone wears a face mask, even if it doesn’t fit perfectly on the face.
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FFP2/KN95/N95 x10 safer than surgical mask