Will the Covid-19 get the better of the beard (and hipsters)?

Will men emerge beardless or shaggy from this pandemic? Jim Carrey, for sure, will end up disheveled. The American actor announced Wednesday on his Instagram account the #letsgrowtogether challenge, inviting his followers to do like him and let his beard grow until the end of confinement. Conversely, always, on social networks, this 2017 campaign poster from America reappeared, reviewing all styles of beards, compatible or not with the wearing of a mask (see below). While on the TV set of BFMTV, on March 23, the president of the Association of Emergency Physicians of France, Patrick Pelloux, advised bearded men to shave in these times of health crisis, stressing that unhygienic hair can constitute a risk…

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Graphic from the Center for American Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which in 2017 showed the styles of beards and mustaches compatible with wearing a respirator. Wikimedia Commons

For patients, the beard is annoying because it harbors the virus. We sneeze, cough and put our hands in contact with our mouth on average 60 times a day

"In the midst of an epidemic, the basic rules of hygiene - washing your hands regularly, cutting your nails, avoiding wearing a nasal piercing - are more necessary than ever," adds a doctor.

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