Should we start wearing full face hockey masks to protect from airborne viruses?

[X-Files]

"New coronavirus can persist in aerosol form for hours...":

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/coron...tudy-1.5501296

So if you go outside where people have coughed or sneezed up the virus that is airborne or blowing around for hours all over the place, including onto people's faces, eyes, noses & into their mouths...what could you have on you to protect you from the same fate?:

1) a scarf around the mouth & nose, plus glasses over the eyes?

2) a balaclava such as:

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B074RBN864...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

3) a full face hockey mask e.g.:

https://www.amazon.ca/Ronin-Mk5-Ful...92FR9GVHX1V&psc=1&refRID=J0F00328492FR9GVHX1V


Or just stay indoors & order in prepaid stuff, food, etc...or hand cash/cc etc through a crack in the door.

Yes, extreme measures, for sure. But some would argue that extreme ways are called for in these extreme times.

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[fightgood]

I think its going to be a trend for awhile especially when airlines go back to full capacity

 

[seldomseen]

As far as I'm aware an n95 is the only available mask that is preventative. Flu masks that you see people wearing aren't effective.

 

[fightgood]

As far as I'm aware an n95 is the only available mask that is preventative. Flu masks that you see people wearing aren't effective.

Thats what the experts say but if someone next to you has the virus it would be better to have a scarf or mask than nothing I presume

 

[jaws2357]

For the love of Fucking GOD you fucking Morons if U R that Fucking scared go in your Gatrage start your Fucking car with a full tank of Gas and Die itds the Fucking FLU

 

[X-Files]

For the love of Fucking GOD you fucking Morons if U R that Fucking scared go in your Gatrage start your Fucking car with a full tank of Gas and Die itds the Fucking FLU

Different strokes for different folks. BOL.

Be well. Live long & prosper!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNxJDBQYf64

 

[X-Files]

Best protective face mask ever, this one will not only keep out any virus, it is even bullet proof:

https://www.amazon.ca/HENGYUTOYMASK...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

[X-Files]

"“When they were talking about droplets, I thought it was a droplet and then it falls, right? It’s a droplet that can hang in the air for three hours,” Cuomo added. “I don’t even know how that works.”

https://nypost.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-can-live-for-72-hours-on-subway-surfaces-cuomo/

 

[Willie99]

you should, even when you're hiding in your closet

 

[X-Files]

you should, even when you're hiding in your closet

Who's hiding? I go outside often (w. mask on). You?

Thing is, almost everything is closed. So choices are:

1. Grocers
2. Pharmacies
3. Convenience stores (e.g. 7-11)
4. Banks (most closed)
5. Hospitals
6. Go in for take out at maybe 1% of restaurants
7. Post Office
8. Liquor store

Not much else, if anything, is open.

 

[exploited17]

 

[X-Files]

That masks needs duct tape to plug up some holes. Or try this:

 

[jaws2357]

Everyone should have to wear a Full NASA Space Suit when outside for the rest of time any one seen without should be SHOT & KILLED on Sight other wise set us F--king Free there is always gonna be something and this Virus is never fully going away

 

[IMISREMEMBER]

Ya was driving the other day and a snow flake driving in a souped up little chonger car with a huge tail wing for added fast and furious drifting, exhales a huge puff of whatever vape shit, assuming he has c-19 , I get unhealthy dose in my car vent, wanted to road rage his ass, that should be grounds for citation, u smoke u keep your car windows closed.

 

[busterhyman]

Everyone should have to wear a Full NASA Space Suit when outside for the rest of time any one seen without should be SHOT & KILLED on Sight other wise set us F--king Free there is always gonna be something and this Virus is never fully going away

thinking about the same

 

[X-Files]

Everyone should have to wear a Full NASA Space Suit when outside for the rest of time any one seen without should be SHOT & KILLED on Sight other wise set us F--king Free there is always gonna be something and this Virus is never fully going away

Who's suggesting that?

Is it cost effective?

Can everyone afford such a suit?

Would it be practical?

Are they available? If so, where? Amazon?

Here's what many - many - people are doing:

 

[Meano]

Who's suggesting that?

Is it cost effective?

Can everyone afford such a suit?

Would it be practical?

Are they available? If so, where? Amazon?

Here's what many - many - people are doing:

Everyone
Absolutely
Without question
Extremely practical
Yes, everywhere. Even pet stores

 

[Dave007inVegas]

[FONT=Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]After much research that will be my 1st choice. :Carcajada:[/FONT]

 

[X-Files]

"[h=1]Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds[/h]
The new coronavirus appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation, researchers found in a study that buttresses the notion that Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols.


At two hospitals in Wuhan, China, researchers found bits of the virus’s genetic material floating in the air of hospital toilets, an indoor space housing large crowds, and rooms where medical staff take off protective gear. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Research, didn’t seek to establish whether the airborne particles could cause infections.


The question of how readily the new virus can spread through the air has been a matter of debate. The World Health Organization has said the risk is limited to specific circumstances, pointing to an analysis of more than 75,000 cases in China in which no airborne transmission was reported.


But as the virus fans across the globe and infections near 3 million, scientists are trying to understand exactly how contamination occurs.
People produce two types of droplets when they breathe, cough or talk. Larger ones drop to the ground before they evaporate, causing contamination mostly via the objects on which they settle. Smaller ones -- those that make up aerosols -- can hang in the air for hours.
The researchers, led by Ke Lan of Wuhan University, set up so-called aerosol traps in and around two hospitals in the city that was home to the pandemic’s first steps.
They found few aerosols in patient wards, supermarkets and residential buildings. Many more were detected in toilets and two areas that had large crowds passing through, including an indoor space near one of the hospitals.
Especially high concentrations appeared in the rooms where medical staff doff protective equipment, which may suggest that particles contaminating their gear became airborne again when masks, gloves and gowns are removed.
The findings highlight the importance of ventilation, limiting crowds and careful sanitation efforts, the researchers said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...f-crowded-spaces-new-study-finds?srnd=premium

 

[devocr]

"Coronavirus Lingers in Air of Crowded Spaces, New Study Finds


The new coronavirus appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation, researchers found in a study that buttresses the notion that Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols.


At two hospitals in Wuhan, China, researchers found bits of the virus’s genetic material floating in the air of hospital toilets, an indoor space housing large crowds, and rooms where medical staff take off protective gear. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Research, didn’t seek to establish whether the airborne particles could cause infections.


The question of how readily the new virus can spread through the air has been a matter of debate. The World Health Organization has said the risk is limited to specific circumstances, pointing to an analysis of more than 75,000 cases in China in which no airborne transmission was reported.


But as the virus fans across the globe and infections near 3 million, scientists are trying to understand exactly how contamination occurs.
People produce two types of droplets when they breathe, cough or talk. Larger ones drop to the ground before they evaporate, causing contamination mostly via the objects on which they settle. Smaller ones -- those that make up aerosols -- can hang in the air for hours.
The researchers, led by Ke Lan of Wuhan University, set up so-called aerosol traps in and around two hospitals in the city that was home to the pandemic’s first steps.
They found few aerosols in patient wards, supermarkets and residential buildings. Many more were detected in toilets and two areas that had large crowds passing through, including an indoor space near one of the hospitals.
Especially high concentrations appeared in the rooms where medical staff doff protective equipment, which may suggest that particles contaminating their gear became airborne again when masks, gloves and gowns are removed.
The findings highlight the importance of ventilation, limiting crowds and careful sanitation efforts, the researchers said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...f-crowded-spaces-new-study-finds?srnd=premium