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Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses

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265 points ajaviaad | 1 comments | 02 Apr 20 14:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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blorenz ◴[02 Apr 20 15:58 UTC] No.22760393[source]▶
Do not wear your face mask like the gentleman front and center in the photo! Not covering your nose has become the source of many memes but it still widespread. Simply having the fabric on your face does not grant you a protective aura.
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rpedela ◴[02 Apr 20 16:31 UTC] No.22760763[source]▶
The primary purpose of everyone wearing masks is so that people who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic minimize the spread of their droplets to everyone else. If the mask also protects you from sick people, that is an added benefit but secondary. Only N95 masks worn properly can guarantee protection for the wearer.

That means covering the mouth is most important because even breathing releases droplets. And the nose should be covered too, but only covering the mouth does help.

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1. switchbak ◴[02 Apr 20 16:55 UTC] No.22761009[source]▶
N95 Masks do not guarantee protection, but they do vastly reduce one's exposure. Simple surgical masks do provide a very minimal level of reduction of droplet intake. Slightly better than nothing, but not far off from bandana-level protection.

Agree that covering the mouth is the most important thing. Hopefully this person just had it down while he was outside and not around others.