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? asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 3 months ago

covid virus dies on surfaces after a few days, so can i reuse my face mask a week after i used it?

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  • JASON
    Lv 6
    3 months ago

    I've used maybe 10 all year, and that's only when the straps break. Our government tell us to wear a new one every time, but then again it is their friends who are selling them isn't it. I totally disagree with these things, it's like the Jews being forced to wear the star of David. It says I agree with lockdowns and masks, when I don't. Please feel free to down vote me, but you won't change my mind.

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  • 3 months ago

    It doesn't matter how long covid lives on a surface in a lab.

    Unless you are a toddler and sticking your hand in your mouth, it's really hard to get covid from a surface.

    As for your mask:

    - if it's a cotton mask, why don't you just wash it?  Then you can re-use it as soon as it's dry.

    - if it's a medical mask, it's one use only.

    - if it's a KN95/N95 mask, you sanitize them by placing them in a paper bag for 5 days. 

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 months ago

    Not all surfaces.. you need to google those details. It can last MUCH longer on certain surfaces.

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