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Wearing a face covering lowers the risk of spreading Covid-19 to others through speaking and coughing, new research suggests.
Scientists at the university compared the number of droplets that landed on a surface in front of a person coughing and speaking without and with a surgical mask or a basic cotton face covering. They add that the findings, published on a non-peer reviewed preprint server, could have implications for social distancing measures.Professor Paul Digard, of the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, said: ‘The simple message from our research is that face masks work.
However, these studies also measured small droplets – known as aerosols – which can remain airborne for hours. Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to paramedics, all wearing masks, in an ambulance at the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HQ during his visit to Belfast.
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