Study Measures Effectiveness of Different Face Mask Materials When Coughing

ENN
Oct 29, 2020, 7:15 am79 pts
A team of researchers has tested everything from t-shirts and socks to jeans and vacuum bags to determine what type of mask material is most effective at trapping the ultrafine particles that may contain viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.

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