Homemade face masks and face coverings, from hand-sewn cloth to bandanas and rubber bands, are now urged for public use. But they may not be effective at preventing coronavirus.
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Can you still acquire coronavirus if you wear a homemade mask in public? What’s the government’s exact recommendation? Why are N95 masks considered so much better? As cases in the US surge and new data on the transmission of the COVID-19 disease comes to light, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines this week on wearing face coverings in public, including cloth face coverings crafted at home.
We’ll tell you exactly what that means, as well as the differences between them and N95 respirator…
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