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Originally Posted by Klen
Masks do work but there is several culprits which make them almost useless:
1. Not wearing them during time in restaurant/caffe bar
2. Most of people wear only cotton mask which offer almost zero protection.
Just look how they are doing it in Asia - everyone wear surgical mask there, nobody have cotton mask.
3. Virus can enter over eyes as well, so if they are not protected too not much of use.
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You're right that an N95 surgical mask is what's needed. AND, people have to know how to use them properly and not touch their faces. Something that hospital staff are trained for.
The general public will never go for that nor should we. Sweden has no masks anywhere and their deaths have been flat since the summer.