Question

Do face masks really reduce coronavirus spread?

Why actually wearing a mask does not help to prevent covid by a huge extent , but rather increases the chances of getting infected ?

Please answer the above question in no less than a 1000 words !

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Answer 1

Mask a falsified boon !

As we all know this COVID pandemic isn't going easy for anyone . Drop in economy , employment , health , development , infrastructure and all can be seen .

Now everyone just wants to live for some more days , weeks , months , years no matter how long but the main aim in today's situation is just to live no matter how .

Many home remedies , medications , treatments and norms are being followed in order to prevent as well as to cure this deadly virus .

Some of them are :

• Maintaining social distancing

• Going out only when necessary

• Using Sanitizers and washing hands frequently .

• Using a tissue or blow up into elbow while sneezing or coughing

• WEARING MASKS

So , do masks really save us from this fatal virus ?

Masks come in various types such as KN95 , Fabric , lenin , Rayon , Polyester and Cotton with many further types and designs . But do they really help us ?

Well according to some experts and views masks are causing more spread . The reasons can be :

1. People don't know how to handle them

Many people ignore the safety regarding masks . They think that it's just for wearing over your mouth . Understanding that it's meant for both nose and mouth is necessary .

When we go through a path we don't know how many people have passed through that area and who all are infected ! All the air and virus breathed out by them gets suspended in air and when we through the same area all of the suspended matter gets stuck onto the front part of the mask .

When the wearer touches the front part of the mask ; he or she is infecting his or her hands . And in case the wearer does not wash his or her hands before touching his nose , eyes , mouth ; he will surely get infected !

2. Wearing the same mask for a long time

Wearing a mask is good in some cases but following the norm for a long time and wearing the same mask for a long time makes it lose its capacity to filter the air around us and it may even stop filtering them and allow the the suspended virus particles into the body directly .

Peoplean aware that a mask must be used only for 4 to 5 hours and should be changed constantly in order to keep its pace of filtration high .

3. Wearing mask doesn't stop COVID

A false thought is that wearing a mask will completely stop COVID but less everyone knows that even though we wear a mask a safe distance must be maintained in order to prevent the suspended particles to be inhaled . Just wearing a mask isn't the only solution to prevent this lethal virus but also other precautionary measures must be followed .

4. Quality of the mask

We are not experts in the matter of masks . Who knows about the quality of a mask ? What if it is made up of an old cloth ? What if it has no capacity to filter ? What if it isn't safe ? What if it's recycled matter ? What if the fabric isn't breathable ? What if the material mustn't be kept near our nose or mouth and inhale ? And knowing about all this isn't the situation now !

5. Irritation

Masks cause a lot of irritation near the eyes and shorthness of breathe and sweating profusely in mouth area . This makes the wearer to touch the mask again and again and as mentioned before touching the front part of the mask and infect the person indirectly . And if not touching the front part and directly going in contact with eyes and mouth or nose with unclean hands may infect him or her .

It a scientifically proven that virus can stay up to 6 to 7 days on the front part of the Mask hence it isn't recommended to touch the front part of the mask or use the same mask again and again .

6. Improper disposal

The can we take for wearing and protecting ourselves with mask must be the same while disposing it off . Disposal should be safe and untouched . It it is recommended to wrap the use mask in a paper preventing it to touch other garbage tops and dispose it safely .

Unsafe disposal like Through The Mask anywhere for example on streets can cause infection to animals and the spreading it to humanity .

Thus we can conclude that even the mask is helping us to prevent covid up to some extent it is necessary to follow other norms and beliefs in order to to protect ourselves from this mortal virus .

Masks are not the only solution to prevent it !

Answer 2

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⌬ Yes, face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as frequent hand-washing and social distancing, help slow the spread of the virus .

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⌬ Yes of course, use of face mask is the reduction of spreading of coronavirus . But it depends how we use it .

⭐ But one thing more that only mask can't stop this types of problem . Use of mask along with some other activities that we most need to do for the prevention of Coronavirus .

Some other Activities ;-

• Practice good hand hygiene .

• Avoid coughing or sneezing into your hand .

• Stay home if you are sick .

• Consider alternatives to shaking hands .

• Try to avoid touching your face .

➝ Masks may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others .

➝ Masks are most likely to reduce the spread of COVID-19 when they are widely used by people in public settings .

✩ Masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice . This is called source control .

✩ This recommendation is based on what we know about the role respiratory droplets play in the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, paired with emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies that shows masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth .

✩ COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet ), so the use of masks is particularly important in settings where people are close to each other or where social distancing is difficult to maintain .

✩ CDC’s recommendations for masks will be updated as new scientific evidence becomes available .

Key times to wear a mask ;-

• Out in public .

• Sick and interacting with others at home .

• Caring for someone sick at home .

But Masks should not be worn by ;

• Children under age 2 .

• Anyone who has trouble breathing .

• Anyone who can't take off the mask without help from another person ( i.e. if someone is unconscious or paralyzed ) .

✯ And if you (or some other) say/say's that wearing of masks increases (chances) Covid infection, then this is a contradiction (sometime).

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☞ Apologies if any replied are wrong .

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