Doubts about corona protection: German neighbor bans face visors and face shields - "Unhindered in the room"

In the corona pandemic, Austria bans face visors and face shields as alternatives to face masks.

The Berlin RKI also warns of the face shield error.

• Coronavirus pandemic

  : So-called

  face shields

  are

  highly controversial

  as an alleged protective measure against

  corona

  .

• Austria

  bans in

  Corona

  -Crisis

  now

  face shields

  as alleged aid against

  Covid-19

  .

• According to analyzes,

  the

  RKI

  and American researchers also warn of an error in the

  face shields

  .

Munich / Vienna - Not only employees in retail and

using

this aid

in the

:

, optionally also

shields

or - in German -

.

It's about the long plastic discs that are strapped around the head.

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: people use face shields instead of face masks

So far, the spectacular headgear in the

as an alternative to

- but also as controversial.

After all, the plates, shields and visors are open at the bottom and on the sides - usually several centimeters.

Scientists and experts have been warning for a long time.

is

now

creating

facts and banning

view of the sharply increasing number of

.

The next

hammer from Vienna!

According to an ordinance of the Ministry of Health from Thursday evening (October 22), the

no longer be accepted as a

from November 7th

.

Instead, the

is expressly

affirmed.

A role model for

?

Face shields, face shields: Inadequate protection against corona

The German

refers to a study by researchers at

, which was published in the journal

.

The result is sobering, they say.

Specifically: a

prevents droplets from spreading forward when sneezing and coughing.

The

, tiny exhaled particles, could then "distribute almost unhindered in the room," says

, quoting

the American research team.

The German

also took a position on the

in a statement updated on Wednesday (October 21)

.

Coronavirus: off face visors and face shields - is Germany following the Austrian example?

The report of the Berlin institution states: “According

to the current state of knowledge, the

use of

cannot be seen as an alternative to MNB (

.).

Current studies indicate that the retention effect of visors on expelled respiratory fluid particles is significantly worse. "

Will

soon follow the Austrian example?

(pm)