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Old 07-04-2020, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Gulfcoast View Post
Common sense tells us that a person who is not infected with the Coronavirus can not spread the virus to anyone else.

A symptomatic infected person can spread the virus whether they are wearing a mask or not
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When a symptomatic person wears a mask, the chance of infecting someone else is significantly less than if they did not wear a mask. The mask blocks the droplets that contain the virus.

Asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people are infected and can transmit the virus to others. This is the reason for everyone to cover their faces in public when social distancing is not guaranteed.
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