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Study shows how masks with valves and face shields allow spread of virus – Macau Business
People wearing plastic face shields or masks fitted with a valve can spray invisible droplets over a very wide area when they sneeze or cough
People wearing plastic face shields or masks fitted with a valve can spray invisible droplets over a very wide area when they sneeze or cough, making the devices ineffective at preventing the spread of coronavirus when used on their own, a simulation model shows.
In a report published Tuesday in the US journal Physics of Fluids, researchers at Florida Atlantic University used vertical and horizontal laser sheets to track tiny droplets of distilled water and glycerin as they spread from a holl…
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