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Old Mar 9, 2020, 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by Billyfergus
You sure about this? A proper mask correctly fitted will certainly reduce the risk - and its all about reducing risk.

Totally agree....but:

Would like to add, and this has hardly ever been mentioned here: the use of goggles.
There's been numerous suggestions that infection can also occur through the eyes, and wearing a N95+ mask should really be complemented with the wearing of a face-shield or indirect-vented or non-vented eye goggles.

This story from late January, and there has been very little follow-up since, so it might not be as crucial as initially thought:
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/arti...-saying-it-was
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