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Old 11-05-2020, 10:54 AM  
mopek1
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Originally Posted by celandina View Post
since the virus is carried in droplets the likelihood that it penetrates the mask is not very high.
It's aerosol now. Many governments and The WHO are updating their Covid websites to reflect this.

That means masks don't help. Even N95's don't do much with an aerosol virus, but they do help in a long term care setting.
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