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A) Yes? B) Maybe? C) No.

"No" to the third one as common sense would indicate that covering your nose and mouth would slow the spread of a respiratory pathogen and the consequences are imbalanced.

There are grave consequences to the virus spreading, and no consequences whatsoever to you covering your mouth. I didn't count discomfort or fashion as reasons to not wear a mask as that would be ridiculous.




I know, I'd rather wear a mask as a protection, potential "life-saving" measure than live in constant fear of catching the virus. And I have no discomfort in wearing such,nor it's a "fashion".SEA countries quickly adopted the policy because A)Government pressure B)Pollution-people wore masks before all this; maybe only time can tell whether it's a "good" protection. In my opinion.




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