The right way to use and clean your mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. (via CNBCMakeIt)
While surgical masks and N95 respirators should be saved for healthcare workers, the idea is that a simple cloth covering could prevent asymptomatic people from spreading the disease in situations where it's hard to maintain social distance.
In truth, wearing a mask can be a little bit annoying, Forman says. Glasses-wearers may struggle with masks steaming up lenses, and it can make breathing somewhat uncomfortable or stuffy. "It is important to remember the outside of the mask is considered contaminated," Dr. Susan Walley, professor at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, practicing at Children's of Alabama, tells CNBC Make It.for up to seven days.
Remember: Wearing a mask or cloth face covering doesn't make you invincible. "There's no question you could be getting viral particles on the outside of it," Forman says.
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