WASHINGTON — Cloth masks are “lousy” when it comes to protecting people from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, warns new research. Woven fabric doesn’t adequately filter out particles as well masks like N95s, scientists say.
Like many other viruses, COVID-19 is
By American Institute of Physics March 1, 2022
Simulations reveal low filtration efficiency in woven fabric.
Like many other viruses, COVID-19 is transmitted primarily via particles carried in the air. An infected person breathes out particles containing the virus into the ai
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