Masks probably work well for less contagious variants and other respiratory diseases such as influenza, but after a certain threshold of contagiousness is reached, they don’t.
This is why elastomeric respirators should be used during pandemics rather than masks.
The loosening of restrictions on gatherings might also be to blame.
Masks probably work well for less contagious variants and other respiratory diseases such as influenza, but after a certain threshold of contagiousness is reached, they don’t.
This is why elastomeric respirators should be used during pandemics rather than masks.
The loosening of restrictions on gatherings might also be to blame.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/opinion/india-covid-crisis.html