A Mask Can Reduce The Risk Up To 225x

A mask can reduce the risk up to 225x

New Delhi, Dec 7 : Wearing a face mask is better than social distancing at preventing you from catching Covid, a study suggests, Daily Mail reported.

 A Mask Can Reduce The Risk Up To 225x-TeluguStop.com

Researchers found that donning a covering could lower the risk by up to 225 times, compared to solely relying on a three-metre rule, the report said.

Masks were mandated in nearly every country during the pandemic, but there is still conflicting evidence.The latest research by a team consisting of US and German experts has concluded that face coverings offer ‘enormously’ high protection.

The report found that there is a 90% chance of contracting Covid if you are within five minutes of an infected person and neither of you have a mask.This includes a distance of three metres.

Whereas it would take 30 minutes for the risk to be that high if someone was to wear a surgical mask, even if it does not fit ‘perfectly’ on the face, the report said.

In the most ideal scenario, where both people wear a medical-grade FFP2 mask and are kept apart, the chance of transmission is just 0.4 per cent after an hour.

Experts from the universities of Gottingen and Cornell who did the study said their finding ‘makes social distancing less important’.

It comes after a major review found that widespread mask use could cut infection rates by 50 per cent, double the amount from solely social distancing, the report added.


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