Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"One bright spot is the Chinese habit of wearing a mask when ill to prevent the unchecked cloud of virus in every exhalation. That particular habit is something that the government would be wise to promote on TV etc"
no evidence it helps at all - far better to wash your hands regularly
I wrote that based on this study, which suggests that masks do contain the spread of viruses. Not convinced about the use of masks for healthy people though.
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S...008-4/fulltext