Gags are more important than staying home and social spacing

 

 

6/18/2020

 

A new study indicates that the imposition of the use of the muzzle to limit the spread of the emerging corona virus in areas considered foci of the pandemic may have prevented tens of thousands of infections.

The researchers considered that the study, published in the journal BNS (National Academy of Sciences in the United States), said that using a mask is more important than the rules of social separation and staying at home.

The study concluded that the infection prevalence curve changed radically when the use of muzzles was imposed on the sixth of April (April) in northern Italy and on April 17 (April) in the American city of New York at a time when the two regions were most affected by the pandemic.

The researchers saw that "this precautionary measure alone has reduced the number of infections severely, by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6 to May 9 and by more than 66,000 in New York City between April 17 and May 9."

They added that when the rules requiring the use of the muzzle were applied in New York, the daily new infection rate decreased by about 3%, while the number of new infections continued to increase in the rest of the country.

The researchers pointed out that other precautions related to avoiding direct contact, such as social separation, quarantine, isolation and hand sanitation, were all applied before the use of the muzzle was imposed in Italy and New York City. They said that these measures only help to reduce the transmission of the virus through direct contact, while covering the face helps prevent the transmission of infection through the air.

They said: "The unique function of covering the face from preventing sprays and inhaling the particles that carry the virus in the atmosphere is the cause of the very low number of infections."