Sewing your own mask!

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Has anyone done this? Yes, I know it's probably not very effective but everyone is wearing them to shop where I am but I can't get hold of one for love nor money...

@Bearbehind

Droplet transmission occurs when a person is in in close contact (within 1 m) with someone who has respiratory symptoms (e.g., coughing or sneezing) and is therefore at risk of having his/her mucosae (mouth and nose) or conjunctiva (eyes) exposed to potentially infective respiratory droplets.

www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations

The Czech Republic began a bottom up project of making face masks

About 14 mins in focuses on this issue

So one human coughs or sneezes onto a surface and another human touches that and picks it up, but that not human to human?

@Bearbehind yes, also...

In the context of COVID-19, airborne transmission may be possible in specific circumstances and settings in which procedures or support treatments that generate aerosols are performed; i.e., endotracheal intubation, bronchoscopy, open suctioning, administration of nebulized treatment, manual ventilation before intubation, turning the patient to the prone position, disconnecting the patient from the ventilator, non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation, tracheostomy, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The article also talks about the virus being found in 💩 but that was only from one study

by I kind of get the logic in what you are saying but I don’t think it’s helpful to be stating humans can’t pass it to other humans

Even if there’s an intermediary, the fact is, if humans didn’t vector this, it wouldn’t be spreading.

Between December 2019 and Mid January 2020, the WHO issued four statements about the lack of human to human transmission. (31/12. 5/1, 12/1 and 14/1 ) .

The idea that the 770.653 positive in the world are sick because someone bought on them or they didn't wash their hands is ridiculous, especially as everyone is washing their hand like there is no tomorrow. Covid 19 is airborne.

And I read the paper linked in the post by and it says
'This study has several limitations. First, viral culture was not done to demonstrate viability. Second, due to operational limitations during an outbreak, methodology was inconsistent and sample size was small. Third, the volume of air sampled represents only a small fraction of total volume, and air exchanges in the room would have diluted the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air. Further studies are required to confirm these preliminary results. "

so if this single and badly done study is what bases health advice, good luck with that!

To all those who were so keen we listen to the WHO about lockdown, please listen to them about this. Facemasks for the general public do not help things.

I've seen this doing the rounds and it makes sense. My brother is in Czechia and has to were a mask when he goes out. I think the idea is that it helps prevent the spread if you're only displaying mild symptoms or are asymptomatic.

Sorry typo. I mean wear!

My brothers gf is a DIY blogger and she made this one x

I’m a quilter and they’re all over my YouTube feed.
Supposedly American hospitals are asking for them, to prolong the life of their staff’s PP gear.

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For example.

www.ifth.org/2020/03/30/covid-19-publication-de-la-base-de-donnees-avec-caracterisation-matiere-pour-la-realisation-de-masques-de-protection/

Advice and guidance in french to make masks and what fabric to use also the patterns, they passed homologation for the general public. Us. IT does not protect you, it protects others from you. When you talk your droplets can go up to one meter, thus the 2 meters social distancing, if you cough or sneeze it can go up to 6 feets. Social distancing is not enough. The virus is not in the air, it will be carried in big droplets usually, that basic fabric can stop. Then it goes on somebody else, on surfaces around you. The virus multiplies more in the nose than in the nose so it makes sense to protect your nose on the other hand. It can be also a reminder not to touch your face. It helps flatten the curb, this we all want. Remember that fabric mask does not replace N95 mask, but rather the paper ones, nobody was saying that you were going to get a N95 mask, you don't need it.

Here is the Hong Kong doctor's tutorial and pattern.
In English scrolling down with tutorial with subtitles and pattern in PDFdiymask.site/?fbclid=IwAR1aYKmu3BDv4gd07T4oP4kfV99gveTiQm0JMg8akVuHALdKicKcUde7RuU

The virus multiplies more in the nose than in the lungs.

diymask.site/?fbclid=IwAR1aYKmu3BDv4gd07T4oP4kfV99gveTiQm0JMg8akVuHALdKicKcUde7RuU

hope that's a proper link

In France 500 000 fabric masks are being made per day for people not working in hospitals (school, prison, policemen...), If it works for them, it works for us.

So many universities are publishing open sources DIY PPE for Covid such as the face shield
HERe is the University of Wisconsin making.engr.wisc.edu/shield/ and NYU open-face-website.now.sh/face-shield-fabrication-flatpack.pdf
Super easy. I made one with a plastic cover I use on kids' notebooks.

I'm in France, we're being advised to make them following one of the hospital's designs.

We are asked to wear them when out, not to protect ourselves, but to reduce the chance of contaminating others.

It also really helps you not touch your face (if you manage to make a mask that fits).

I made a couple for DCs and I, with thick cotton inner and outer layers and a 'polaire' (not sure how to say that in English) inner. I added ties and a top pouch to add a bit of bendy metal as otherwise it steams up my glasses.

Yes, made a batch for us a couple of weeks ago, two layers with pocket for filter. Haven't had to go out since then but we will have them ready, in ziploc bag, to put in bag or pocket and use when needed. I would wear if I had to go out (fingers crossed for the next tesco delivery).

Spread in countries where masks are being used is slower than countries without.

The advice to not buy/wear masks appears to have been an attempt to stop people buying up limited supplies, so the NHS has access to them. If masks are so useless why do nurses and drs use them? Saying they don’t work makes no sense.

Homemade cloth masks used by more people would help to slow infection, and there is plenty of science to prove this.

A cloth mask with paper kitchen towel tucked inside is effective, with a cut up hoover bag in even more effective.

Governments should be looking towards pandemic experts in countries that are successfully controlling this, funnily enough masks are a big part of their methods.

Even if all they do is reduce the amount that people touch their face then it will be of benefit. It seems that they do provide some more protection than not using them.
I've made a few. I change them regularly and wash after every use.
I went for double layer t-shirt material based on the link previously posted.

First article that comes up with Googling

In some of the Asian countries that ranged to flatten the curve, facemark were compulsory .

a word of WARNING however; the mask must be tight, very tight. If the model you are using has ear loops, attach to the loops a strap that goes round your head (cut an old bra strap or use elastic if you have it) . You can use a paperclip to make the nose bridge, but really the mask shouldn't gap on your cheeks.

'polaire' is fleece for the poster that mentioned it above.
I want to make masks but my sewing machine has packed up.
Does anyone have a pattern with a filtee pouch that would be easy to hand sew? Instructions in French German or Spanish also fine, I can read those.