Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Coronavirus spreads through breathing/talking
View Single Post
 
Old 04-04-2020, 08:28 AM
Johnsocat Johnsocat is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 173
Thanks: 68
Thanked 230 Times in 95 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bluecenturian View Post
Wrong. The virus is in droplets (liquid), it’s absorbed by the mask fibers. Air is a gas and passed through the mask because it is made of permeable material. If you touch a mask that has a virus on the outside you will get it on your hands. This is why they say don’t reuse them and wash your hands.
Can you spray a used mask with lysol or other sterilizer and let it dry to reuse/conserve?