Can cotton mask stop the spread of Omicron virus, here's what experts say
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 24, 2021 09:07 AM2021-12-24T09:07:56+5:302021-12-24T09:07:56+5:30
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Omicron has once again forced people to think about which mask to use. The question of how safe the cloth mask is is still the same today.
Research has shown that a five rupee surgical mask is not safe. However, people are now wearing cloth masks of different colors and designs. This was warned by a professor of primary health care at Oxford University.
Reusable cloth masks are good or dangerous depending on the material used in them. Double or triple layer masks made from a mixture of different materials can be more effective.
Omicron spreads 70 percent faster than Delta. Governments around the world are trying to curb this variant. Masks have been made mandatory everywhere. Without entry into the market, shops or public transport without masks.
In the early days the N95 mask was not enough. Also cloth masks were money saving. Plus they were reusable. Cloth masks do not have to meet any health standards. That is, they do not understand how safe they are.
But N95 masks filter 95 percent of the particles, proving how many microns they filter. It also needs to be checked to see if there is a gap between the nose and the mouth. Otherwise it does not filter.
Breathing through masks should not be a problem, although it is true that people prefer cloth masks to save the environment or money. Because they can be washed and reused. There are better reusable masks available on the market now, which are filters
Peter Juni, head of Ontario's Science Advisory Table, told CTV News last week how dangerous single-layer masks are. If you have a single layer mask, its filter capacity is very low. त
