It reported that 30 percent of healthcare facilities worldwide were ill-equipped to handle existing waste loads, even before the COVID-19 pandemic led to them to balloon. The World Health Organization says overuse of gloves, “moon suits” and the use of billions of masks and vaccination syringes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus have … Read more
Experts favour medical / surgical masks when outdoors & N95/FFP 2 ideal when meeting indoors In the light of the rising daily caseload of covid-19 cases and with a highly transmissible omicron variant to deal with, much care is needed in choosing the right mask. In the current scenario when both fit and filtration is … Read more
The masks are available online for purchase for Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 at present COVID-19 masks: Ever since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the way things work last year, masks have become the new norms and basically essential products. And they are now all the more important considering the looming threat of the third wave. … Read more
Usually, single-layer masks are not as effective in blocking aerosols as their effectiveness lies in the range of around 60%. Last month, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, the first person to be named US National Youth Poet Laureate, took the world by storm when she delivered a powerful poem at the swearing-in ceremony of US President Joe … Read more
For the study, the team used a computational model where a person wore a three-layered pleated surgical mask. (Representative image) Masks and coronavirus pandemic: Masks have been touted to be among the most important tools in fighting with the coronavirus pandemic. Studies have shown that masks contain aerosols and prevent the coronavirus from spreading, meaning … Read more
Saif said that the established knowledge was not enough to determine whether homemade masks actually were effective. (Image: Graphic by Michael Vincent) Coronavirus pandemic homemade masks: Homemade masks effective in battling coronavirus even for larger droplets, finds study! Studies have previously indicated that homemade masks, when paired with physical distancing and frequent hand washing, are … Read more