Have you bought some face masks?

[Buzz]

Got a box of N99's when we had the fires.
Turned out to be very fortuitous.
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[davester]

I have a whole stash in my garage...reserved for wildfires or cutting/sanding wood.

[Pam]

Forget masks, I'm staying a bit ahead on food for me and my critters. If any area experiences a quarantine, shopping and store shelves could be problematic. Kind of like hurricane preparedness (or tornado or earthquake).

[PeterB]

Hmmm, I wonder if what I have will work. I think it's N99 rather than N95: https://www.amazon.com/3M-62023HA1-C-Pro...B002NMICB2

Pam wrote:
Forget masks, I'm staying a bit ahead on food for me and my critters. If any area experiences a quarantine, shopping and store shelves could be problematic. Kind of like hurricane preparedness (or tornado or earthquake).

This is quite true, and also one tends to forget that it's important to have stuff that doesn't require too much in the way of refrigeration, freezing, or preparation. Also don't forget the bottled water rule: minimum 1 gallon / person / day.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Transmission has not been studied to know if the majority of transmission is airborne or from surfaces (it survives up to 9 days). Gloves only work if you don't touch your face while wearing them.

N95 mask should be enough to catch most airborne particles as long as the humidity is not really low, which allows the water to evaporate. A face shield would help a lot, reminding people to not touch their faces. A full face mask that properly seals with a N95 or better filter should prevent touch or airborne transmission but your presence wearing it might concern the general public.

[Sarcany]

I have a box of N95 respirators. Picked them up in early January before the rush.

Figured I could use them as dust masks if this year's plague didn't pan out.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....'Mask of Amontillado'.......??

[Dennis S]

I'm leery of counterfeit N95s now. That the virus can survive 9 days is really scary.

[Sarcany]

Dennis S wrote:
I'm leery of counterfeit N95s now. That the virus can survive 9 days is really scary.

Depends on a lot of factors, but preliminarily it seems that on most surfaces it's dead in a half hour or so and in optimal conditions it's good for about 4-5 days.

Coronaviruses can probably live for up to 9 days on common surfaces, but not necessarily THE coronavirus. They also don't have any idea how effectively the virus can transfer from various surfaces to a human.

This is the operative quote about the 9-day study:
https://www.news-medical.net/news/202002...ll-it.aspx

The study has limitations since the team only reviewed studies and data from other types of coronaviruses to land their conclusions.

...But if you want to worry, try this:
https://www.sciencealert.com/study-shows...-a-surface

Some of the veterinary coronaviruses - the ones that can only infect animals - could even persist for longer than 28 days.

[Fritz]