Medical material manufacturers across China are racing against the clock to make masks, the most sought-after item amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed hundreds of lives nationwide. A company under liquidation in east China's Jiangsu Province, was "revived" and is busy producing KN95 respirators and disposable non-woven masks, which are urgently needed on [...]
Cheryl Man is usually the only one wearing a face mask on her New York City subway train. She notices this, but other people on the train noticed, too. Usually, she just gets odd stares from other commuters. But on Tuesday morning, when she was walking to school, a group of teens jeered at her [...]
Claim: ‘Face masks don’t work’ Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that you won’t get sick – viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny viral particles, known as aerosols, can penetrate masks. However, masks are effective at capturing droplets, which is a main transmission route of coronavirus, and [...]
