Surgical Masks

Standard surgical masks cannot protect you from Covid-19, as they are not designed to block out viral particles and do not lay flush to the face. However, surgical masks can help prevent infected people from spreading the virus further by blocking any respiratory droplets that could be expelled from their mouths. N95 respirators have been shown to greatly reduce the spread of the virus; however, proper training is required to correctly fit the N95 respirators around a person’s nose, cheeks and chins to ensure that no air can sneak around the edges of the mask.