A German expert in the field of infectious diseases said that measures to protect citizens in Germany against infection with the Corona virus, such as putting a muzzle, are unnecessary, even though the first case of HIV infection in Germany was confirmed.
Bernd Salzburger, head of the German Society for Infectious Diseases of the University Hospital Regensburg, said that personal protection was "completely absurd in the current situation."
The expert stressed in a statement today, Tuesday, that the health authorities in Germany are doing their job "wonderfully" to protect citizens, and that citizens can count on them.
The German expert explained that the so-called face masks, which are similar to the masks of surgeons, were not intended to protect humans from infection, but were originally intended to prevent the arrival of infectious drops from the respiratory system of surgeons to the area of surgery.
The German expert also pointed out that this mask is feasible and useful when worn by one of those infected with the flu in order to protect others from infection, but it does not help much in protecting its owner from infection coming to it from others.