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There’s a lot of conflicting information when it comes to wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Seema Yasmin explains everything we need to know about wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks? What kinds of masks should we wear? Can we make our own? #stayhome #withme Also, check out the free WIRED…

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  1. Charlie-Mouse

    April 14, 2020 at 9:54 am

    Good info thanks

  2. Daniela Lobos Pérez

    April 14, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    I wish I had bought a N95 when this thing first started… It’s the only one that actually works. Bloody surgical mask makes me sweat so much when I have to go out to buy necessities…
    COMMON CLOTH DOESN’T PROTECT YOU AGAINST COVID-19!
    It’s just some sort of fashion item. Unless it’s made of polypropylene or some other non woven technical fabric.

  3. Cocoa west

    April 14, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Your hair is beautiful love the color

  4. sajber kurajber

    April 16, 2020 at 11:03 am

    Wear mask only when explicitly requested by idiots.
    It’s useless anyway.

    • Annie

      April 24, 2020 at 5:38 am

      Finally! A person with a brain! Where idiots make you, wear one of those that cover your entire head. At least then the slave system facial recognition cameras can’t identify you.

    • sajber kurajber

      May 1, 2020 at 12:10 pm

      @Annie 🤣🤣🤣🤣brutal

  5. bruintoo

    April 16, 2020 at 9:25 pm

    Can i leave non-washable N95 or surgery masks out in the sun to disinfect them?

  6. Zamary Shaker

    April 17, 2020 at 5:57 am

    i was watching u not what u said. SubhanAllah

  7. Property And Malaga

    April 18, 2020 at 9:46 am

    1:18 OK be honest who was “Really” looking at the masks lol

  8. beeyorebob

    April 18, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    Cloth masks are actually NOT a choice. N95 masks are not possible to get in the USA. Someone higher up didn’t stock up so now the people here are screwed. I just don’t like how you say, Cloth Masks are a choice. It’s our only option! Wake up!

  9. Abdul Rahman

    April 18, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Please close down the insidious Wuhan wildlife markets.They are very very dangerous to human health.

  10. hi. jonathan

    April 19, 2020 at 12:13 am

    🌺1889– when there was a flu pandemic just as power lines were being strung up;
    🌺1918– the creation of radio at the time of the Spanish Flu;
    🌺1957– the start of radar arrived with the Asian Flu;
    🌺1968– satellites in the air and the Hong Kong Flu;
    🌺1996– cell towers and another major flu. And in
    🌺2019, Wuhan, China initiated 5G technology (as well as Northern Italy), which she associates with the spread of the novel coronavirus.
    🌸👣🌸

  11. christopher c

    April 19, 2020 at 3:52 am

    never mind you people are dumb

  12. tookTAKtook Z

    April 19, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    Yet another clueless person. Sweat makes cloth masks useless .

    • Celine E.

      May 1, 2020 at 6:59 am

      ?? 😳 who told you this virus is transmitted by sweat ?? 😳 it is possible for some viruses like Ebola, but here i have not seen any report about transmission by sweat. not all diseases are transmissible in every possible way 😅

      dropplet transmission and aerosol transmission in hospital settings is already enough 🌟😳

  13. Shandrakor

    April 19, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    good video, only thing I’d have added is this. Masks keeping germ in is important due to the fact you may not know you have covid-19, as in not showing symptoms yet or just a mild cases but still able to infect others.

  14. zinghis khan

    April 20, 2020 at 12:31 am

    your teeth is so clean and beautiful. It is so shiny that corona virus can not attach and only sliding off.

  15. Wholesaler Gal

    April 21, 2020 at 2:44 am

    I’m using my winter hat so i can breath i cut the top of the head and pulled it down over my whole face and wearing dishwasher gloves I’m good no comments please

  16. Joey Joe

    April 21, 2020 at 9:11 am

    You are beautiful and intelligent and I love your accent!

  17. Cher P

    April 21, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    What about your “EYES”? smh

  18. ed me

    April 22, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    if washing hands is good. washing your mouth with toothpaste or a mouthwash could also reduce the virus being expelled out of the mouth.

  19. Darling Hysa

    April 23, 2020 at 5:44 am

    ..at first they said they would not bombard balkan. bible..6000 demons romans or spagnols will die every plague attack..then they betrayed their word law..

  20. Annie

    April 24, 2020 at 5:32 am

    Requiring people to wear masks is RIDICULOUS. They do zero except make us all look even more like the obedient little slaves governments have turned us into. If large numbers of people don’t wake up, refuse to comply and end this house arrest/social distance/not working nonsense, we will have NO freedom ever again. Once tyrants take power, they do not give it back.

  21. Olena Shaforost

    April 25, 2020 at 4:39 pm

    It is so important that people ware masks. Please have a look at this . This will cover some gaps in understanding why masks are important. Thank you.

  22. Lou Bob

    April 26, 2020 at 2:31 am

    The more I learn, the more I realize the general population under 30 is stupid, careless and oblivious to the harm they could be doing.

  23. Ross

    April 26, 2020 at 6:36 am

    This video was kindergarten level. N-95 is 95% efficient down to .3 microns where a N/P-100 is 100% efficient at .3 microns. The homemade cloth masks do basically nothing.

  24. República de España

    April 27, 2020 at 2:54 am

    masks are useless

  25. Kenneth Gaane

    April 27, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    I could hardly breath wearing n95 mask.

    • Gogalen789

      May 13, 2020 at 6:38 am

      That’s why it’s so effective. Not recommended for use while one is jogging.

  26. Marshall Curtis

    April 30, 2020 at 12:11 am

    Does using duct tape help seal the mask?

    • Celine E.

      May 1, 2020 at 7:06 am

      if you were living in an environnement where sealing is required, you would need further precautions. check the PPE of medics : they change clothes, cover they hair, sanitize a lot, wear googles, gloves, plastic shield…. and a sealed mask. that’s for a contaminated area with aerosolisation due to the use of intensive care device.

      you are not living in a contaminated area. just don’t go in the wards for Covid-19 patients, and keep social distance. and respect other measures.

      if your mask is absorbing the water you are exhaling it protects others if you are a healthy Covid-19 carrier.

  27. Rosemarie Jackson

    April 30, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    Straight to the point and very much informative. Thank you.👍

  28. ilyn Payne

    May 1, 2020 at 9:44 am

    I understood nothing I was only looking at the pretty doctor there

  29. Starla KS

    May 4, 2020 at 12:43 am

    The mask is only effective if everyone around you is wearing one

  30. Robert Craighead

    May 4, 2020 at 7:05 am

    Anyone that listen to the CDC or WHO isn’t very bright.

  31. 許靜婕

    May 4, 2020 at 7:27 am

    Always wash your hands before you put on a mask and wash hands after you take the mask off. That is the way a mask protect you.

  32. My Qase

    May 5, 2020 at 6:58 pm

  33. ustle

    May 7, 2020 at 12:19 am

    Don’t trust the CDC. Wearing mask hurt your immunity and makes you sicker

  34. AKTINODIAGNOSI BACKUP

    May 7, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    Don’t wear a mask with a filter valve… you are spreading all your microbes and viruses while exhaling to the people around you

  35. David Chandler

    May 9, 2020 at 9:02 am

    its completely bs all these health workers whining about no masks, i can online in 5 mins get n95 and others, coming to me. it just it will cost money

  36. M Kuda

    May 10, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    Nice on the eyes British doctor.

  37. T Martinez

    May 11, 2020 at 3:49 am

    So I guess supposedly were all considered sick people is what I’m gathering. What kind of world are we living in now a days?

  38. barb frontczak

    May 11, 2020 at 5:24 am

    I hate people who are not wearing masks our face coverings over mouth and nose

  39. Angela P

    May 11, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    So thankful I have a 3m 6000 respirator. It was my dad’s. My mom kept it even though the last time it was used was 2002 or so. I’m so thankful my mom kept it because I’ve got asthma and am a little more at risk for getting sick with Covid 19. My respirator has P95 filters in it which are just like N95 filters only mine are made for using when around oils such as paints. This model of respirator is still made and you might be able to order one online.

  40. Fiona P

    May 11, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    I’ve seen quite a few people who have their face mask pulled down round their chin/neck area smoking! WTF. What’s the point……☮️⚛️🌏🇦🇺

  41. Thensia

    May 11, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    The blue surgical masks strings are weak, they snap off easily. But I improvised since they are only going to be used for a short period. I have the breathable washable ones now. I don’t care what anyone says, I look after me.

  42. YAY NOVELTY

    May 11, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    Those who wear the cloth mask incorrectly and/or keep adjusting their mask is because they don’t feel comfortable with the mask. That is why it’s important for the mask makers to consider choosing the right fabric (high technology breathable fabric, wicking capabilities, soft hand feel, and anti-microbial is a plus). Create a design that has an air pocket for easy breathing and avoid any suffocation feeling.

  43. Quinn’s Mom Xoxoxo

    May 12, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    SO MUCH BS!! Don’t wear a mask unless you are at risk and you’re sick and when you’re walking outside there’s no virus in the air. So why bother?

  44. Von Fields

    May 12, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    Why is everyone wearing them!??

  45. Taruk Mahto

    May 12, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    I think it is time to end this Masquerade

  46. No Reply Email

    May 12, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    I decided on Don’t. Life’s a risk: take it or leave it.

  47. Mojeer Yunis

    May 13, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    It’s all about coordinating the logistics there is no miracles needed. The precautionary measures must be practiced and if we cant actively engaged in discipline and hygiene we are downplaying the consequences and the seriousness of this perlious pestilence!!??

  48. Alicia Aldarondo

    May 13, 2020 at 10:54 pm

    Good info. Thanks

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