The big problem I keep seeing is the morons who wear a mask under their nose. It's difficult to get everybody to wear a mask, and everybody has to wear one for them to be effective. Their likely more effective at trapping viruses going out than coming in, so the people with the mask not covering their noses are likely causing issues even if everybody else is wearing one properly.
It might not be that bad. I'd imagine that the viral particles leaving the nose would be going downwards, whereas the mouth projects them forwards.
This plus the fact that the louder you talk the more particles you're emitting and so wearing a mask over your mouth is still beneficial.
2m distance is far more effective though.
I think the virus R-0 factors have passed some kind of threshold in London, mask wearing is very willy nilly, employees of most businesses don't seem to be wearing masks. I'm lucky I got to isolate and I got paid so I only had to wear a mask occasionally. I can understand the mask fatigue, after a week back in the city I'm sick of having to wear a mask already.
If worn properly (Score:5, Insightful)
The big problem I keep seeing is the morons who wear a mask under their nose. It's difficult to get everybody to wear a mask, and everybody has to wear one for them to be effective. Their likely more effective at trapping viruses going out than coming in, so the people with the mask not covering their noses are likely causing issues even if everybody else is wearing one properly.
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Re:If worn properly (Score:2)
This plus the fact that the louder you talk the more particles you're emitting and so wearing a mask over your mouth is still beneficial.
2m distance is far more effective though.
I think the virus R-0 factors have passed some kind of threshold in London, mask wearing is very willy nilly, employees of most businesses don't seem to be wearing masks. I'm lucky I got to isolate and I got paid so I only had to wear a mask occasionally. I can understand the mask fatigue, after a week back in the city I'm sick of having to wear a mask already.