Masks work in time-limited, hygienic, clinical conditions. In public spaces and prolonged use, they don't.
People touch their faces / masks all the time and then they touch things in shops, work places, on transport, etc, picking up dirt and bugs and spreading dirt and bugs. And the masks get dirty (people sneeze and cough and breathe into them) and damp from the inside and the outside, and the dampness attracts more dirt and more bugs, and then because the masks are right over people's mouths and noses, they breathe in concentrated amounts of dirt and bugs, and they get sick.
We know this from research into scarves and into face coverings worn by polar explorers: they have more germs than underwear not changed for weeks. Gross. And far too many people wear masks for months without washing or changing them. Dumber than dumb.
Action needs to be taken, but masks are part of the problem. Would anyone here really walk round with a sheet of toilet paper over their face that's been used by numerous people? That's what a mask is.
Was there an increase in numbers after the mass BLM protests worldwide? No. Were people wearing masks then? No. Are people wearing masks now? Yes, in the main. Are numbers increasing? Yes?
Just look up scarves and germs on the net.
Could that plush, soft scarf you’re wearing to stay warm actually make you sick? And what about your gloves? Are they germ carriers, too?
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