Some places are starting to ease lock down restrictions but please be careful.
Look at South Korea who opened up pubs and clubs. They have a brilliant Trace and track App for tracing the infection – Covid 19. A 29 year old has infected 86 people on a night out so far.
Its shows the brilliance of the App and high lights how dangerous and infectious this Covid 19 is.
As a consequence, South Korea has shut down again.
This should be expected though in any ease of restrictions.
Masks could be a useful tool in stopping the spread of the infection. Obviously the medical profession and carers will need them before the general population but we can make our own.
Wearing a face mask won’t protect you from contracting COVID-19. However, it can help prevent you from spreading the virus to others.
Recommendations include:
Wear cloth face masks in public settings, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission, such as grocery stores and pharmacies.
Don’t put cloth face masks on children under the age of 2, people who have trouble breathing, people who are unconscious, or people who are unable to remove the mask on their own.
Use cloth face masks rather than surgical masks or N95 respirators, as these critical supplies must be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders.
Healthcare professionals should exercise extreme caution when using homemade face masks. These masks should preferably be used in combination with a face shield that covers the entire front and sides of the face and extends to the chin or below.
NOTE: Wash homemade cloth masks after every use. When removing, be careful not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth. Wash hands immediately after removing.
Benefits of homemade face masks
Cloth face masks can be made at home from common materials, so there’s an unlimited supply.
They may lower the risk of people without symptoms transmitting the virus through speaking, coughing, or sneezing.
They’re better than not using any mask and offer some protection, especially where social distancing is hard to maintain.
Risks of homemade face masks
They may provide a false sense of security. While homemade face masks offer some degree of protection, they offer a lot less protection than surgical masks or respirators. One 2008 studyTrusted Source indicated that homemade face masks may be half as effective as surgical masks and up to 50 times less effective than N95 respirators.
They don’t replace or reduce the need for other protective measures.
Proper hygiene practices, washing hands regular for at least 20 seconds and social distancing are still the best methods of keeping yourself safe.
Here's a couple of tutorials for makig masks. I'm going to make myself 3 tomorrow – 1 to wear in public, 1 clean one for next use and 1 for the wash.
DIY NO SEW Face mask from T-shirt – Face Mask NO Sewing Machine – how to make face mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KAtiAZARag
Make Fabric Face Mask at Home / DIY Face Mask With Sewing Machine / Easy Face Mask Pattern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6xtdrrAvlM
I wonder how many disaster's I'll have first… Should be fun.
Stay safe all and good luck in the fight against this infection.
