Post# 1580287066
29-Jan-2020 2:37 pm
"The Mask"
Traditional surgical masks are tk. 5 per piece. But those don't prevent virus.
For it you need N95 mask. Not available in pharmacy but selling on Daraz online store. Tk. 100 to 300 per piece. And those can't be worn a second time. You need to throw those out. Not throwing out after use increases your chance of infection than not wearing any at all.
Masks "just slightly" reduce possibility of an infection. Not worth the cost or hassle. The China styled "everyone must wear a mask while outdoors" law isn't supported by CDC, the US body, which I take as more reliable and less showing off "look the government is doing something."
Masks are selling out in all countries in the west, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, China, Honk Kong. Plus the largest producers are China/HK who have banned all mask export further increasing the crisis worldwide.
Now do I need to buy masks? Not if you are practical and can move against the tide. But you *will* have to, if you own a family who will inevitably cry "can't you just provide us a simple mask!" :-)
29-Jan-2020 2:37 pm
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