Masks for Curbing – SARS-CoV2 Coronavirus
COVID-19 virus spreads easily from person to person contact. Virus carrying droplets dry fast enough to form droplet nuclei and remain airborne eventually landing on different surfaces. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in aerosols for up to three hours and on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for up to three days. (N.Engl J.Med. 2020). Why Wear a Mask? Masks lower the chances of coronavirus entering the respiratory system through droplets still in the air from an…