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Masks block most COVID-19 droplets – Grenfell Record and Bland Advertiser
A person standing two metres from a person coughing without a mask will be exposed to over 10,000 times more respiratory droplets than they will be from someo……
A person standing two metres from a person coughing without a mask will be exposed to over 10,000 times more respiratory droplets than they will be from someone standing just half a metre away wearing a basic mask.
The finding, outlined in a new research paper from University of Edinburgh academics, suggests that face coverings can substantially reduce the probability of a person infected with COVID-19 transmitting the virus.
Large respiratory droplets are probably the main driver of COVID-19 transmission,…
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