Practice of wearing two
masks is called “Double Masking”. People are getting habituated to wear mask
since one year because of outbreak of pandemic virus. People are wearing
different types of masks like surgical mask, N-95 mask and cloth mask as per
their convenience.
As per the scientific study, wearing the mask can reduce
exposure to covid-19 which is an airborne disease. World Health Organization
(WHO) also made a campaign of wearing the masks and using sanitizers regularly
to combat coronavirus pandemic.
Now, double masking came
into the picture after the second wave in India. With outbreak of second wave
of virus in the country, the question of efficiency in using single mask is
also come into debate. Experts believed that N-95 masks may not be available in
the market and suggest using double masks to protect you. They suggest that an
inner part of the surgical mask and wear any cloth mask on top of it. N-95
masks showed the best efficacy to protect from covid-19.
Double Masking refers to
the act of using two face masks over each other for added protection against
Coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus spreads through minute droplets in the air that
are released into the air through the respiratory system of an infected person.
The best way to double mask is to use a cloth mask over a surgical mask.
Combination of a cloth mask and surgical mask blocked cough particles up to 85%.
US CDC found that wearing a double mask cloth and surgical or disposable reduces
exposure to the covid-19.
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