Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

[Dancefortwo]

My wife is now working for Amazon customer service. She says that 1/4 of the complaints are about masks not being delivered. Who is selling the masks,.....China. The money is gone, the companies out of business and Amazon or it's customers are left holding the bag.

Moral........ be careful when purchasing PPE over the net.

Some masks from China don't pass basic safety tests.  When wearing a mask you shouldn't be able to blow out a candle or cigarette lighter.  If you can then the mask isn't doing it's basic job.   That's not including medical standard for masks used in hospitals.  Those have more stringint requirements.