People in Wuhan city are being encouraged to wear surgical masks in public. Can surgical masks help deal with viral infections? “The surgical mask is like a shield and is two-dimensional, whereas N95 masks are three-dimensional and like a cup,” Sudhakar said. Governments, however, cannot supply N95 masks on a mass scale due to their higher costs. This is why most recommendations and advisories around masks are limited to surgical masks.

Source: Indian Express January 24, 2020 16:18 UTC