The face protection visor is intended to provide a physical barrier of protection for the facial area and related mucous membranes (eyes, nose, lips), against airborne droplets, spatters, sprays and splashes of body fluids.
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Considerations for Wearing Cloth Face Coverings
Evidence for Effectiveness of Cloth Face Coverings
Cloth face coverings are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the cloth face covering coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control. This recommendation is based on what we know about the role respiratory droplets play in the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, paired with emerging evidence from clinical and laboratory studies that shows cloth face coverings reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth. COVID-19 spreads mainly among people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet), so the use of cloth face coverings is particularly important in settings where people are close to each other or where social distancing is difficult to maintain.
Face shields vs. face masks: Which is better?
OTTAWA — With face masks mandatory in Ottawa’s indoor public spaces, some residents have been wondering whether face shields can be worn instead.
Many people say they find them more comfortable than masks. Are they just as good?
The short answer, according to local public health experts: no.
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