Don't buy facemasks for the coronavirus!

[Lucius]

That mask we see almost in 99% of cases are almost useless when it comes to virus protection, they are somewhat useful in protecting against bacteria. But for some reason, even the most influential politicians in the world wear them, promoting them in this way which actually fools people in the sense that they can protect themselves in this way.

Of course, the price plays a big part because these ordinary masks are cheap (at least they were), and you can get pack with 50 pieces for some 3 EUR, but now in my country same packaging costs almost 50 EUR, supplies are low, demand is huge.

In the same time pack with 3 masks with FFP3 NR D is cost around 10 EUR, so if you want some decent protection buy those masks. They can usually be found at safety equipment stores, or in stores that sell paints and construction materials.

[eliteeservices]

OMG!  N95 masks are designed to help prevent the SPREAD of virus, not CATCHING it.  Read on the package, it says for EXHILATION filter, not INHILATION.  Respirators, which cost 5x more, are designed to protect from toxic fumes such as for painters, and will stop coronavirus.  https://globalintelhub.com/survival-guide-coronavirus-2020-pandemic/ 

[Tash]

OMG!  N95 masks are designed to help prevent the SPREAD of virus, not CATCHING it.  Read on the package, it says for EXHILATION filter, not INHILATION.  Respirators, which cost 5x more, are designed to protect from toxic fumes such as for painters, and will stop coronavirus.  https://globalintelhub.com/survival-guide-coronavirus-2020-pandemic/  

Exactly seeing someone with a surgical mask it is to assume he/she is infected  (or is a surgeon in a operating room).

Something as small as 125nm requires a gas-mask with eye-cover.



Vitamin C is extremely important and your body looses a lot of it with stress. The body can not store large amounts of Vitamin C and it can not prevent infections, but help enormously if infected.

[squatz1]

Thanks for that factual post Jack.

As I have said many rimes, the current Corona Virus doesn't spread by aerosols, but by droplets. So masks aren't much use unless a person is only a couple of feet in front of you, and coughs directly into your face. The problem comes when the droplets fall onto a surface, and you pick them up and move them to your eyes or mouth. Don't wash face masks either, and this expands the holes in them. You realise the stupidity of people when you see them wearing face masks, but not wearing gloves.

Your best protection is not to smoke or vape. Smoking increase ACE-2 receptors, and the virus uses those to bind to your cells. Strengthen your immune system with a healthy diet, and the avoidance of all vaccinations. Don't take any pharmaceutical or recreational drugs, as they weaken your immune system. Maintain an active sex life to stimulate blood flow and restful sleep.

I mean it does help a little bit. But yes, it's not going to protect you for like 95 percent of circumstances. So if you want to stop that 5 percent (I've made up this number) then go ahead and do so, but don't freak out that everyone else around you isn't using one.
 
When a large deal of people in the US (especially the young population that live on college campuses) smoke and vape, they're going to be the ones that carry this to the older generation which have a VERY high chance of death from this. If the younger population would just learn to care a little bit more about others there wouldn't be an issue -- but with schools cancelling all they're going to do is party a ton and everyone is going to get sick. This is a HORRIBLE SITUATION.

[eddie13]

I have 2 3M 6000 series masks and a 3M 7800s I might sell if I could get some outrageous $$/BTC for them

Real respirators..

[af_newbie]

Today I went to the big box stores to buy a few months worth of supplies and I wore a surgical mask and latex gloves.

I can tell you that wearing a mask and gloves makes you think about what you and all other people touch.

Stores are 'virus transmission centers'.

It is crazy how our way of life helps to spread viruses and bacteria.

Wearing masks and gloves is a behavior modification tool for most people.

We need a vaccine to put this one to bed.

I don't think we will be able to stop the transmission of this virus.  Eventually, 80-90% of the population will be affected.

PS. The only way to stay in the 10% of those not affected is to limit contact with people.

[CristianOff]

I agree with you! Don't wear a mask, wear the full set-up for it to be effective.

[LTU_btc]

Of course, the price plays a big part because these ordinary masks are cheap (at least they were), and you can get pack with 50 pieces for some 3 EUR, but now in my country same packaging costs almost 50 EUR, supplies are low, demand is huge.

In the same time pack with 3 masks with FFP3 NR D is cost around 10 EUR, so if you want some decent protection buy those masks. They can usually be found at safety equipment stores, or in stores that sell paints and construction materials.

Pretty much same thing in my country. Now you can barely can find face masks and respirators in shops. But on internet, you can find resellers selling it at ridiculous price.
But I barely can see people with maskes on the street, so, I'm not sure what they are doing with all these masks. Offcourse, corona virus is dangerous thing, but I think that news media spread too much panic about it.

[Subbir]

You are right that there has been tons of panic among people about the virus That's why they're moving consciously to guard themselves which is why most are wearing masks we'll definitely buy a mask for the Coronavirus but it'll not be fully controlled. Because the coronavirus occurs in touch with the person we'd like to scrub our hands and face thoroughly once we read the mask.

[BuxCoin]

I checked in internet people who are infected or have cough should ware masks , not the one who does not have dont buy and stock pile masks and so that people who have virus or symptoms dont get them 

[Jet Cash]

These masks would be great for a porn site. I bet there would be a load of pervs joining up.

I remember reading that Darth Vader used to get some very explicit letters from women.

[Sheriff Woody]

This is not what i was expecting to see!

Thought the World health organisation and everybody else has been talking about these masks to help prevent other people from getting this coronavirus and i thought this was something that affects the respiratory system so how do the eyes come in?

[BADecker]

Besides, toilet paper oil filters are best. So, they probably would be best for CV, as well. If these jokers - https://www.toiletpaperoilfilter.com/thetoiletpaperoilfiltercompany.html - only knew how they were passing up a fortune.

Oh, that's right! No toilet paper left at Walmart!

[jackg]

These masks would be great for a porn site. I bet there would be a load of pervs joining up.

I remember reading that Darth Vader used to get some very explicit letters from women.

If you don't mind filming and editing the footage then I'd be in on that (I do NOT want to see the end product though ).

Besides, toilet paper oil filters are best. So, they probably would be best for CV, as well.

Can you breath through them or does air not come in through the sides?
I watched a guy making one, he did a consetina and stapled rubber bands to the ends (to hold the paper in place too) and then put round his ears...

Oxygen mollecules are 150 picometres in size
Water mollecules are 275 picometres in size.

[BADecker]

Besides, toilet paper oil filters are best. So, they probably would be best for CV, as well.

Can you breath through them or does air not come in through the sides?
I watched a guy making one, he did a consetina and stapled rubber bands to the ends (to hold the paper in place too) and then put round his ears...

Oxygen mollecules are 150 picometres in size
Water mollecules are 275 picometres in size.

That's a tough question. With the stores all out of toilet paper, who has any to spare for filter tests? Of course, if you are careful, you will use the tp for filter tests first, and still be able to use it for its original function.

[jackg]

I bought 24 rolls before Christmas and have enough for another 12 weeks... I'm pretty good on that front 🤣.

I anticipate a supply chain issue of about 4 weeks in advance so i buy everything non perishable a month in advance...

[fortunecrypto]

They won't protect you and you're just adding more waste to the land and water... They also don't cover your eyes which is probably how most infection gets in.

According to healthline and many other sources, COVID-19/the novel coronavirus has a diameter of ~120nm while face masks only have a filter up to 300nm. I've been looking through information on facemasks have two main purposes:
1. Industrial: This is where someone is commonly working with small particles that need to be blocked going into their respiratory tract, such as wood workers and the like. Thre is also a use case for these in China for their pollution levels since carbon particulates above 100 micrometers in size are known for increasing the risk of asthma and 300 micrometers are known for producing carcinogens pretty quickly (I hope i got that the right way round).
2. Medical: Contrary to what a lot of people would thiink, the N95 model (I'm told is the most popular in medicine) actually just stops the surgeon/practitioner from projecting salivery deposits onto a patient and aren't actually for reducing the amount of infection spread between the two - probably the reason most doctors actually don't wear these. Quarrentine outfits probably give the doctor a certain amount of time in with a patient before they're changed, or have additional tuping to allow for them to receive air from outside the quarrentine unit (either that or they have more advanced filters, there's probably some fancy electrostatics devices for this sort of thing).

You have a very good point but the government tries to give us cheap defense by recommending these face masks which I think is useless, stay at home and minimize your contact and always get the latest local news around you, if some one in your locality reported to have then that's time to stay focus in limiting your outside exposure.

[Jet Cash]

Jetty's supermarket report.

I've been talking to the security guard at a Morrisons supermarket, and he says that he makes anyone wearing a mask remove it. He has had some problems with the Chinese though.

He asked one customer why he was buying two trolley loads of toilet rolls, and the reply was " I'll take them to the market and sell them out of my van"

There is an old boy ( not me ) who walks round the supermarket checking to see what is likely to be reduced Then he comes back later and tracks the staff as they make final reductions. Then he tries to get the self scan tills to skip some of the items.

The largest amount that he has stopped someone trying to steal if a trolley was 985 pounds. That was a mix of meat, drink and household items.

[Subbir]

Anyway, your face masks just mean you're improving everyone else's air quality and may mean your immune system starts to become complacent (well if my nose is already covered, I clearly don't have to do anything)...

How could you speak the crap things like this out?

You are right in that you should think a little before saying something like this Facebook for Coronavirus can never overcome it Everything will depend on yourself. Your own awareness is more beneficial to you.

In my opinion without being conscious of who we are repeatedly we are forced to try to to tons of things. Must buy face masks for coronavirus It can protect us to some extent but through the nose and mouth it'll get obviate it.

[iamsheikhadil]

I feel like even if it can't stop Corona, it's still a healthy practice to wear masks. Here in my city it's already too polluted the air and also many big wastelands... I guess it would keep the other common diseases away!