Cut the beard helps to limit the risk of infection by coronavirus? And' the hasty reading that has accompanied these last hours an infographic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the american dedicated to safety in the workplace and widespread reality in 2017. It is the simplification of the rules for the correct use of masks (surgical masks and respirators N15) as medical devices (Dpi), which in these months are used on a large scale because of the epidemic Covid-19.
this slide compares 36 types of shaving, 18 of which are not recommended because they may make ineffective the operation of the mask. This does not mean, however, that cutting a beard and mustache help to prevent the spread of the virus.
"CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus."
— Jason Puckett (@JasonPuckettTV) February 26, 2020
Not exactly. It's from a 2017 blog during "no-shave November."
It's advice about which beards block respirators. The CDC has not said anything about shaving beards for this Coronavirus.(At least not yet.) pic.twitter.com/0V1VuVPonL
this slide compares 36 types of shaving, 18 of which are not recommended because they may make ineffective the operation of the mask. This does not mean, however, that cutting a beard and mustache help to prevent the spread of the virus.