return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoFace masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO advisedwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down13cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoPresumably those respirators are also inadequate if they’re incorrectly sized or if the wearer has facial hair.
minus-squarePerspectivist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago or if the wearer has facial hair. Yeah. Here the only solution is to either shave or invest in a PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) that are bulky and priced in the thousands. They’re quite comfortable to wear compared to a non-powered one but you’ll look like an astronaut walking into a supermarket wearing one.
Presumably those respirators are also inadequate if they’re incorrectly sized or if the wearer has facial hair.
Yeah. Here the only solution is to either shave or invest in a PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) that are bulky and priced in the thousands.
They’re quite comfortable to wear compared to a non-powered one but you’ll look like an astronaut walking into a supermarket wearing one.