Large number of face mask selling threads in marketplace board

[bob123]

[...] especially that washable face masks can already do the job of protecting you from the virus [...]

No, they literally don't protect you at all.
Even the protection from the persons surrounding you is controversial. Some studies show a slight effect while others show that there is no effect at all.

You need at least a N95 Mask to be somewhat safe.

[NavI_027]

No, they literally don't protect you at all.
Even the protection from the persons surrounding you is controversial. Some studies show a slight effect while others show that there is no effect at all.

You need at least a N95 Mask to be somewhat safe.

Actually I thought that it wasn't safe at all from the very beginning since we knew that a simple cloth can still absorb droplets even how many layers it have. It's a simple logic that such material is not water/liquid resistant. However TV advisories (here in our country, I'm not sure with others) said that it was okay which later on convinced me to believe the same thing. Hmm, why would they say that if it was a malpractice, because of the scarcity of surgical/N95 masks? But the bottom line, it was a misinformation so it was all wrong looking at any angle .

[bob123]

[...] However TV advisories (here in our country, I'm not sure with others) said that it was okay which later on convinced me to believe the same thing. Hmm, why would they say that if it was a malpractice, because of the scarcity of surgical/N95 masks?  [...]

Here (in germany), they claim it helps preventing the spread of the virus (infected people with mask protect the others). It is clearly communicated that they don't protect the wearer of such a mask.
But there is no study which really confirms the claim that it helps preventing the spread. Or rather, there are controversial studies with different results.

So i guess that's either a "this specific study said that.." kind of thing or some kind of reassurance of the population.