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by lvturner 2270 days ago
One thing often missed with the mask story is that they (generally) stop you touching your mouth and face as frequently. Assuming touching your mouth with a 'dirty' hand is a major infection vector, then a home made mask would indeed be of some use.

Hong Kong scientists also developed and tested a few home made designs, make of them what you will.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/artic...