>>11339640TL;DR That's bullshit, but don't be a retard.
That's not what is being said by actual
experts, but there is a kernel of truth to it OP. Many Chinese citizens are wearing surgical masks (or worse, fashion masks) and no other PPE (Personal Protective Gear). You must dispose of all PPE post contamination (or in this case when you get home) and disinfect clothing and shoes, wash your hands, and bathe when you return home. The following is from a Mecury News article:
"Coronavirus masks: Do they do any good?
CNN.com Wire Service
PUBLISHED: January 28, 2020 at 9:41am By Scottie Andrew, CNN
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"Surgical masks: While they do protect from large respiratory droplets (a spray from a sneeze or mucus from a cough), they don’t prevent against smaller mistlike droplets. Surgical masks aren’t considered respiratory protection by the CDC because they don’t filter smaller particles, and therefore aren’t effective in totally preventing coronavirus transmission.
“Wearing a surgical mask helps you prevent sharing your germs if you’re sick,” Saskia Popescu, a hospital epidemiologist and infection prevention expert, told CNN. “Surgical masks do not seal around the face, so while they offer some protection, it’s the N95 mask that offers the most protection.”
N95 respirators: The CDC does recommend that healthcare providers wear N95 respirators, face masks that filter at least 95% of airborne particles, if they treat a patient infected with the novel coronavirus.
In the case of SARS, another type of coronavirus, a large amount of infections originated in hospitals among healthcare workers treating infected people, Chiu said. So now, doctors follow the same strict precautions and wear gowns, gloves, N95 respirators and goggles to reduce their likelihood of infection."
None of this matters for Americans and Europeans, just use common sense.
Part 1 or 2.
