Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
DIY Mask Instructions from Hong Kong
Shared with caution rather than endorsement. If anyone kows whether this mask is advisabel or not, please share.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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The links to the patterns are broken on that site, but they are on a google doc
where I've just done a snip of the pattern rather than use their software. The how-to videos on above link are useful.
What the pics above show is that the masks are more intended to stop someone with an infection from passing it on. That's the way they are used in China, HK, Korea etc - so to be out in public without wearing a mask is seen as very rude. Here it's about protecting the wearer, which is much less useful. That info came from late-night World Service chats from their HK journalists.
Good luck y'all. I'm staying in.
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Permalink Reply by Maddy on
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I've noticed that some people wearing masks seem to think they are more immune, and therefore it's OK to stand closer to you.
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Permalink Reply by William Embliss on
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I read in a study from Stamford Uni that steaming the cotton mask for 10 minutes will sterilise it. Also that a HEPA filter ( the fabric used in vacuum bags) will maintain 95% effectiveness after steaming.
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Here's a simpler build. Three versions - using a scarf, a sacrificed T-shirt, and a proper sewn one.
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Thanks but though quick to make these won't be very effective as they don't have a filter or a mechanism to keep the mask close around the nose.
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The third one can include a paper-towel filter. Better than nothing? And a reminder not to touch your face.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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I think there needs to be a lot of caution about using masks and the false sense of protection they may give to the wearer.
I’m having daily chemo-radiotherapy at the moment and I talked to my doctor about using them. They are effective in preventing catching infection if they are the completely sealed and filtered type. The surgical masks you see people wearing are designed to stop the wearer infecting the patient, not the other way around. Wearing the same one, touching it and stuffing it in your pocket simply means that you are potentially infecting it and of course bringing the source of the disease close to you nose and mouth. In hospitals they are put on with single use gloves and taken off and disposed of after each interaction.
In the group of us, who see each other every day for treatment at Barts, not one uses a mask. Instead we all are strict about social distancing and hand washing.
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Dear Michael,
Thanks for your information. I wear the mask only when I go io shop or similar situations. I still try and maintain social distancing. But there are many out there who haven't understood the concept. These are reusable cotton face masks that do have a good seal. I hope that you have a good outcome from your treatment. Hand washing and social distancing are the most important thing, wearing a facemask might give me that extra layer of protection.
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Thanks William. In a way the current situation is working in my favour. I get on an empty train at Harringay, get off at an empty Moorgate station and walk through the deserted City of London to hospital!
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Latest about HEPA filters is that they can be damaging to health as well. Please use paper serviettes instead.
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