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SIGNIFICANCE OF N95 MASKS IN THE PANDEMIC

Volume: 59  ,  Issue: 1 , August    Published Date: 06 September 2020
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 757  ,  Download: 535 , Pages: 71 - 79    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP100591820201400

Authors

# Author Name
1 Manav Gupta

Abstract

The year 2020 has known to be a year of disaster for mankind. From natural calamities to coronavirus disease, the world is trying to find its way to fight back. WHO announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic in March 2020. The COVID-19 statistics show that 16.5 (approx.) million people have been affected by this virus and 654K people lost their lives all over the world by July 2020. In the current scenario, the emergent need for countries all over the world is to stop the spread of coronavirus disease. The objectives of this paper are- 1. To form a roadmap to be followed which could help to fight coronavirus disease 2. To explain the advantage of the N95 mask over the other masks. This paper puts light on the significance of N95 masks to hinder the spread of coronavirus. This research is useful for the people around all over the globe who are not using proper precautions for this situation which could help save humanity in this period. Various interviews were conducted to know the perception of people with respect to the N95 mask. The critical analysis made by the study is that not many people are aware of the significant aspects of N95 mask concerning coronavirus disease

Keywords

  • pandemic
  • N95 Mask
  • Corona virus disease