Some hope that wearing two face masks will provide more protection - for themselves and others.
An expert reveals how useful the protective measure is.
Since the outbreak of the corona pandemic at the beginning of 2020, mouthguards have been mandatory in many public spaces in order to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Whether scarf, surgeon mask or everyday mask made of fabric: Everything that covers your mouth and nose * keeps respiratory droplets potentially contaminated with coronaviruses from getting into the surrounding area.
But there are qualitative differences when it comes to mouth and nose covers.
An immunologist will assess in which cases it is really advisable to wear multiple masks
.
Whether political celebrities or the average consumer: Again and again you see people wearing two face masks on top of each other.
The main aim of the mask is to protect others from infection with coronaviruses: If a sick person wears a mouth and nose cover, respiratory droplets contaminated with viruses do not fly around and can therefore not get on the nasal or oral mucosa of others.
However, doctors assume that people without symptoms can also be Covid-19 carriers,
which is why most experts consider the general mask requirement to be sensible
.
But which mask protects best?
FFP2 and KN95 masks as well as surgeon's masks are considered to be the most effective protection against pathogens.
Cloth masks, on the other hand, are much more permeable.
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“The more layers, the better” - just wear several masks on top of each other?
Virologist Christian Drosten sees a mouthguard as very useful - regardless of the form: “When I sneeze, I distribute the smallest droplets.
And when I have a piece of cloth in front of my mouth, it can either be a cellulose cloth like a bought mask, or it can of course be a scarf or something, these large droplets are then caught.
Nothing about it can be discussed.
And of course that's good. ”Professional FFP2 or KN95 masks as well as surgical mouthguards promise better protection because they catch even the smallest breath droplets,
but a trick is supposed to make everyday
masks
made of fabric more effective
.
“The more layers, the better,” says immunologist and allergist Dr.
Tania Elliott quoted by the girlfriend portal.
The fabric of the masks can be relatively coarse-meshed and thus allow breath droplets to pass through in both directions.
The double mask could actually make sense here.
(jg)
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