Are Mesh Masks Safe to Wear?
I don’t see how a mesh mask can do much good at stopping droplet transmission, but according to Rep. Kim Mi-ae, she says the masks stops 97.1% of stopping ultra-fine particles:
The use of face masks for protection against COVID-19 has emerged as a subject of political controversy among supporters of the ruling and opposition parties.
Korea Times
Some politicians have come under fire this week for choosing to wear masks which are seen as not providing adequate protection.
Rep. Kim Mi-ae of the main opposition United Future Party (UPF), accompanying the party’s interim chief Kim Chong-in, visited the office of Jung Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Osong, North Chungcheong Province, Aug. 21.
Photos of them sitting side by side across from Jung at her office angered citizens because Rep. Kim was wearing a mesh mask ― a type of mask adopted by some recently because of the hot weather ― but they have not been certified as effective in preventing droplet transmission.
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I guess they are as effective as the crocheted mask that Alyssa Milano wore in her famous Twitter post.
Masks are bs.
It’s not the masks but the shared jiggae bowls.
J6Junkie: You just reminded me of that malarkey I’ve heard every time I’ve gone to a new job in China, Japan, or Korea. “You must use one end of the chopsticks for eating, and the other end for getting your food from the shared bowls”. Yeah, right. I’ve been involved with Asia since 1977. I have never–not even once–seen anyone at all do that.