‘For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea’
______________
Members of the public could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting coronavirus by wearing face masks, one of England’s most senior doctors has warned.
Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer, said the masks could “actually trap the virus” and cause the person wearing it to breathe it in.
“For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea” to wear a face mask in the hope of preventing infection, she added.
This is because people wear the same mask over and over and over again, lay it down on unsanitary surfaces, and fiddle with it while wearing it.
The post Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns appeared first on Ice Age Now.
via Ice Age Now
July 27, 2020 at 11:37AM
Iowa Climate Science Education 