Researchers say homemade masks not quite as effective as industrial ones, but benefits still outweigh risks

Lonnie Wong reports

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SCIENTISTS SAY ANYFACE COVERING IS BETTER THANNONE AT ALL FOX FORTY'S LONNYWONG EXPLAINS.THE STUDY WAS DONE BY THESAME RESEARCHERS WHODISCOVERED THAT THE COVID-19VIRUS COULD SPREAD THROUGH THEAIR NOT JUST FROM MOISTUREDROPLETS IN A SNEEZE AND COUGHTHEY FOUND THE MICROSCOPICPARTICLES CALLED AEROSOLS FROMTHE LUNGS CAN FLOAT IN THE AIRLONG AFTER AN INFECTED PERSONHAS LEFT THE ROOM THINK THISLONG RUN OR TEST SUBJECTSSPOKEN BREATHE INTO COLLECTIONDEVICES WEARING IN 95 ANDSURGICAL MASKS ALONG WITHHOMEMADE MASK SOME OF THEMDOUBLE LAYERED.SURGICAL MASKS NOT LETTINGUS DO A REALLY GOOD JOBBLOCKING MISSION OF THIS VERYMICROSCALE EXTRA PARTICLES.THERE ARE TALKING AT ANORMAL LEVEL COULD PRODUCE 10TIMES MORE PARTICLES THANSIMPLY EXHALE STILL UP TO 90%OF FLOATING PARTICLES ARESCREENED OUT BUT HOMEMADECLOTH MASK WILL HARDER TOMEASURE BECAUSE DUST AND OTHERPARTICLES ARE ALSO ADMITTEDPARTICLES THAT CAN POTENTIALLYCARRY A VIRUS.

IT TURNS OUTTHAT THOSE FABRICS.AND IT PRETTY LARGEQUANTITIES OF MICRON SCALE.PARTICULATES THE FABRIC ITSELFTHAT DUST CAN EN ROUTE TO THEHAIR AND IT'S NOT SOMETHINGTHAT'S THE ONGOING ADVICEABOUT FREQUENTLY WASHING HOMEA MASS STILL HOLDS TRUETHERE'S SOME VALUE IN KEEPINGFIBER AND DUST PARTICLES FROMFLOATING INTO THE AIR THENTHERE'S THAT OTHER PIECE OFADVICE ANY MASK IS BETTER THANNONE AT ALL YES, WASHERCOMMENTS THE STUDY ONLYMEASURE PARTICLES EXHALED BUTRESEARCHERS SAY MASS CAN WORKBOTH WAYS AND ALLOWING ONLY10% OF MICHAEL PARTICLES PASSTHROUGH IN OR OUT MAGNIFYINGTHE BENEFITS SO THERE'S GOINGTO 10% FROM THE FIRST MEETINGAND THE 10% THE FIRST IT BUTTHIS NOT REDUCED BY 99% THAT