The muzzle is the hallmark of photos taken in areas where new cases of mutated Corona virus (Covid-19) appeared.

China and other countries recorded increasing numbers of casualties, and the people of this country rushed to wear these masks. But how much protection does the muzzle really offer, and to whom?

Despite the widespread use of muzzles, health organizations such as the Robert Koch Institute in Germany assert that there is not enough evidence that healthy people covering their mouths will reduce their risk significantly.

But the most effective preventive measures are good hygiene, especially hand-washing, and staying away from the injured.

Experts have repeatedly said that healthy people try to protect themselves from viruses that air is supposed to carry, by wearing a muzzle in public places, a waste of time.

Moreover, by wearing a muzzle, you may find yourself submitting to a false sense of safety, ignoring the most important personal hygiene measures such as hand washing, says Robert Koch Institute researchers, who have referred to similar information from the World Health Organization.

Pharmacists confirm that these masks for covering the mouth and nose are designed to help the patient to prevent the spread of his disease.
At the same time, health experts point out that the use of these masks in hospitals is very different from that in daily life, as the workers there deal with patients and suspected infections, and therefore are at greater risk.

The doctor Clemens Vendtner, from a hospital in Munich, Germany, that there are clear indications that wearing a muzzle for a long time does not make sense.

Moisturizing the mask also removes the protective barrier within 20 minutes, which means that if you want an effective mask, you must change it regularly.

However, a characteristic of the muzzle is that it reduces contact between a person's fingers, which may be contaminated, and between his mouth or nose.

Health experts say only masks known as "FFP3" provide additional protection against infection for healthy people. However, even with special masks, it is necessary to put them properly and change them adequately.