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Face mask: from health protection to fashion accessory

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The face mask is the most striking sign of the Covid 19 crisis. We have known them for a long time from the smog-infested metropolises of Asia - but not only as a protective, but also chic and dystopian fashion accessory. Face masks are used again and again on the catwalks of the world - often to achieve a shock effect. Is the fashion product now arriving in Europe? And what do I have to consider regarding the protection and use of the different masks? Face masks that cover the mouth and nose are currently in great demand. In many pharmacies and online shops, medical surgical masks are completely sold out. FFP3 masks, which are particularly designed to filter particulate matter from the air, are also lacking in hardware stores. But health experts warn: Even wearing the FFP3 variant does not ensure complete protection against infection. And during this debate, a third product variant becomes a coveted and ever more expensive item: the designer mouthguard. Even during the Spanish
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Should we wear a mask? An expert demystifies the question

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After the public health flip-flop in Canada in early April about wearing a mask, now encouraging its use to the public, the president and CEO of the Robert-Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST) ), Lyne Sauvageau, expresses some doubts about the manufacture of artisan masks. "The quality of the mask depends a lot on the quality of the fabric we use to make it," she said in the Qut radio show "Dutrizac" on Wednesday morning. Sauvageau, who heads a large team of specialists in filtration and materials used in masks, believes that not all materials have the properties of filtering oxygen, retaining ultra-fine particles and resisting at high spray pressures. A release effect to avoid The president and chief executive officer made an important warning: “all meshes with regular, coarse geometry, all that will let pass ultra-fine particles. [With certain masks] which I would say accumulate humidity, we can even have what is called a ph
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How to buy medical mask during Coronavirus period?

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The coronavirus that broke out in China at the end of last year has kept the world in suspense for months. Media reports about the spread of the pathogen roll over and cause great uncertainty. But what really helps against the virus? Buy Coronavirus KN95 respirator The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) recommends a face mask with protection level FFP2 as protection against the coronavirus. Coronavirus - what is it anyway? The novel coronavirus is now known in science as “2019-nCoV”. The pathogen first appeared in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December. Researchers assume that it was able to be transmitted from bats to humans for the first time at the local wildlife market. The virus adapted to its new host, which is why human-to-human transmissions have been possible ever since. The spread of “2019-nCoV” takes place in the pharynx, which promotes rapid infection. The pathogen can spread quickly through droplet infection and is infectious on various surfaces for many hour
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