# Europe mandates medical-grade masks, not homemade cloth face coverings

Given the fact that the covid pandemic has spread all over the European countries, the EU leaders are considering restrictive measures to reduce the number of infections And for that reason, some European countries start to have medical-grade masks mandatory as the most effective solution for slowing the disease spreading down.

In French, the government mandated its citizens to wear one-time use FFP1 or the more protective mask of FFP2 with respirators or masks in fabric that can block almost all particles at 90%.

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French is followed by Germany, where the government has required all people within the country to wear a mask FFP2 or FFP1 in workplaces, public transport, or shops. This decision comes as the consequence of Bavaria state’s more stringent rule that enforces people to wear N95 respirators for surgical grade. This mask is believed to filter almost all air particles on public transport or stores.

According to the Chancellor of German – Angela Merkel, the quick spread of coronavirus variants that first appear in Brazil, Africa, and the UK is why German need stricter requirements.

For Austria, from January 25, citizens will have to wear an FFP2 mask in stores and on public transport.

At the recent summit, the EU leaders discussed the requirement of tougher restrictions on travel limitation and quick testing framework; however, the issue on what mask must be the best choice is out of the subject.

A new warning from the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention is that the new covid variants might cause many more deaths and hospitalizations in all of Europe. And for that, each country must apply all essential measures like physical distancing, contact tracing, or quarantine right away.

The ECDC also recommends that people wear face masks for outdoor or indoor activities, even though it does not clarify which face-covering type is the best.

In another location where the easy spreading mutation of covid might lead to the third deadly wave- Britain, the medical-grade face masks are not a strict rule except for the requirement of face coverings in store, public transportation, and some indoor activities.

The guidance from the UK is that bandanas or scarves are also appropriate for covering the face though scientists consider this method is effective to block droplets from the wearer.

Source: <https://garment.dony.vn/european-countries-mandate-medical-grade-masks-over-homemade-cloth-face-coverings/>

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