The most significant impact that living with Coronavirus COVID-19 is having on our society is wearing facial coverings, followed by social distancing. Can one assume that all along the Muslim women who wear the Burka or Niqab (a.k.a. Islamic face veil) have been way ahead of the new normal? Yes, the rest of the world is catching up even Costco in Ajax ON, who has posted a sign disallowing anyone into their warehouse without wearing a face covering. If you are wearing a non-medical graded mask, it is a courtesy to your fellow shoppers as these masks will prevent you from spreading the virus if you are unaware of being a carrier. Unlike the Nuo 3D Mask, they will not stop you from breathing in COVID-19 if it is sitting in the air or on your mask when you inhale a breath. Please when you get back into your car at Costco, please stop the discarding of your used gloves and mask onto their parking lot!
Six hundred seventy-eight years ago, rats were just being rats going about their daily routines and had no idea they were the carries of the Black Death. This was the 14th Century, and Europe’s population was being decimated by the Bubonic Plague (the Black Death, the Black Plague) when it passed Europe’s population had been reduced by 60%. It is estimated that 80 million people became 30 million people, changing their social and economic fabric. Fortunately, for this Century, there is modern medicine and hopefully greater wisdom, excluding any medical advice given from POTUS, the current resident of the White House. Historical art of the Black Death period illustrates people wearing a face covering, but these were to reduce the stench of routing bodies. This is when the saying, “bring out your dead” became popular. Hopefully, Muslim women wearing the Burka or Niqab are also wearing a mask to cover their nose and mouth. The cloth used for these garments is not woven to block the COVID-19 particulate ranging from 100nm (0.1 microns) to 500 nm (0.5 microns). Maybe they should be considering wearing a Nuo 3D Mask that is both fashionable and functional under the Burka or Niqab.
As of May 2020, the scientific community is telling the citizens of the world that a vaccine may take up to 18 months to be proven to stop this virus, and just like the flu shot may be to be repeated annually. We haven’t got around to even thinking about all the people who think vaccines are the cause of various illnesses, which is why we have seen the recent outbreaks of measles. What if these people refuse to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available? How do you protect yourself from ignorance? On April 30, 2020, the quote of the day was, “You are only as healthy as the stupidest person in America.” Gotta get me a few bleach shooters, and can I purchase single-use injectable disinfectant pens at the pharmacy or even from the curbside pickup?
One unexpected benefit to the under-aged people in our communities will be easy access to liquor as they will now be able to wear masks that will eliminate that picture on their fake identity, yes, the new normal. It will also be interesting to see if there is an increase in robberies in the new normal.
The medical-grade Level One, 3-ply paper-based mask was designed for single use only. In a typical hospital setting, it has been reported that 12 masks are used per patient per day by front line workers. This number would increase in the critical care units or during long surgical procedures. Thus there may be no end in sight for the worldwide shortage of masks, now that everyone is supposed to wear them in many public settings. Below is a picture showing a Level 1 Medical Procedure Mask cut open to show the 3-Ply Paper-Based layers.
Paper-based masks become penetrable within 30-minutes of wear due to the moisture that is exhaled with every breath. Certainly, you have witnessed a person wearing glasses/sunglasses, removing them, inserting one lense into their mouth, exhaling air over the lense, and then wiping that side off with a tissue or cloth, repeating the process for the other lense in their glasses. They where adding moisture to facilitate cleaning, so every time you exhale air from your lungs, a vapour is also exhaled, similar to fog. Every person living in a cold climate has experienced the fog of their breath at temperatures below zero. If you are wearing a paper-based mask in a public setting, how many are you using every day? Maybe you might want to consider an excellent piece of PPE a Nuo 3D Mask? Please take note that the Mask above is 80nm (0.8 microns) and COVID-19 particulate ranging from 100nm (0.1 microns) to 500 nm (0.5 microns) which means it offers no protection against the Coronavirus COVID-19; however, may aid you in not passing to another person if you, yourself is a carrier and not showing any signs of infection!
What is the solution? While we all wait for a vaccine to become a reality, why would you not invest in a reusable, durable, washable, long-lasting and effective N95+ Nuo 3D Mask, custom made for children and adults? Click here to get more information and availability.