The President of the Royal Society of England awakened awareness by comparing the act of refusing to wear a mask to'drunken driving'.

On the 7th, according to local time, foreign journalists such as the British Guardian reported that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the chairman of the British Royal Society, Benki Ramakrishnan, appealed to the British to change their perception of wearing a mask.

According to a study by the Royal Society of England, presented by President Ramakrishnan, as of the end of April, the rate of wearing of masks by British people was only 25%. "It's significantly lower than 83% in Italy and 64% in Spain," said Ramacrishnan. "Neighbors who never wore masks like us before the Corona 19 pandemic now wear masks as a habit."

The results of a recent National Academy of Science study on the effectiveness of the mask were also described. According to the research, a mask made of cloth alone can provide 50 to 100% of the blocking effect of a medical mask, and can block 70-80% of oral microorganisms. Even fine particles in the air can be filtered 50%.

"In the'New Normal Era,' the mask must become a necessity like clothes," said President Ramakrishnan. "In places where social distance is not possible, you should always wear a mask. The road."

"In the past, it was common to drink a few drinks and drive home. It was also the case that you didn't put on your driving belt." Insisted.

WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidelines for defense in the public at the end of last month as massive corona19 re-proliferation is taking place around the world.

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