The covid virus particle size is a lot smaller than smoke particles.
The covid virus particle size is a lot smaller than odors given off by cooking.
The covid virus particle size is a lot smaller than the scent of flowers.
So put your mask on, and experience what you can still smell. If you can smell any of those things, your mask is useless.
Some N95 masks, if fitted properly, if worn snugly, might block some of those smells, for a short time, until saturated, and might possibly the covid virus. When you touch the outside of that mask, if that n95 did block anything, you just got contaminated.
Those paper masks, home made cloth masks, block nothing.
Try it for yourself. Educate yourself.
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