They won't protect you and you're just adding more waste to the land and water... They also don't cover your eyes which is probably how most infection gets in.
Yes, listen to the man. Wear glasses with your masks!
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IF you're under 35, it's highly unlikely it'll kill you.
If you're over 35 but are still pretty healthy, you shouldn't face much issue with it either.
If you're over 35 but are still pretty healthy, you shouldn't face much issue with it either.
And if you're 35, not over and not under, you have to decide for yourself if it will be highly unlikely or just unlikely.
In reality, masks protect the people you interact with from being sneezed or spit at and contracting a virus this way. It doesn't protect you if you get in close contact with a sick person The virus will still land on your face and you'll later rub it into your eye, scratch yourself and get it under the fingernails, get it on your colar or scarf and later onto your lips.
I'd simply avoid large masses if there were a lot of infections in my area. People in Asia travel by packed underground trains a lot and this is probably the easiest way to catch a few germs.