Why is #maskonnow so effective?

Above all, masks protect others from you. So if everybody wear a mask, everybody will be better protected. Which studies prove this?

Prof. Christian Drosten, virologist at the Charité Berlin: “The effect that we need: everybody, absolutely everybody will have to wear these masks. Source NDR Podcast

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Several studies prove that even homemade masks can lower the risk of infection significantly. Source 1, Source 2

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Experts have broached the topic of self-made masks in public discussions and generally recommended using them. Quelle 1, Quelle 2

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Above all, masks protect others from you. So if everybody wear a mask, everybody will be better protected. Quelle 

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Cotton fabrics such as T-shirts filter about 70% of infectious particles and even very small viruses. Dish towels hold even more. Some fabrics should be used in a two-ply fashion. Textile stores in the Czech Republic even stay open just so that people can buy material to make their own protective masks. Quelle 1, Quelle 2

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If you have any symptoms, such as a cough or fever, go and get tested. In that case it makes even more sense to wear a mask. If you do not have access to a proper medical mask, a self-made mask will be better than no mask at all. At any rate, whatever you do, reach out to your GP first! Perhaps you do not even have to go outside, and a healthy person can come by with the test instead.   But if you have to go outside after all, make sure to always keep a minimum distance of six feet and protect others!