Masks protect you and they protect others if you're forced to get close, which you shouldn't be unless you are a health care professional, or caring for a family member with the virus at home.
The virus travels in air, but it's on saliva. If you cough it will travel 6-8 feet and drop to the ground.
If it gets in your nose, mouth or eyes, you will get the virus.
Not that you're likely to die from it unless you're 80+ or have pre-existing conditions. And even then it's not a death sentence, your odds are still good.
Masks protect you and they protect others if you're forced to get close, which you shouldn't be unless you are a health care professional, or caring for a family member with the virus at home.
The virus travels in air, but it's on saliva. If you cough it will travel 6-8 feet and drop to the ground.
If it gets in your nose, mouth or eyes, you will get the virus.
Not that you're likely to die from it unless you're 80+ or have pre-existing conditions. And even then it's not a death sentence, your odds are still good.