Cloth Mask vs. Surgical Mask: The Surprising COVID-19 ...
May 07, 2020·Which mask offers the best protection from COVID-19, a surgical mask or cloth mask? The answer: an N95 mask. Well, that wasn’t fair. An N95 mask, which filters 95 percent of particles, is not recommended for public use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because these masks are critical supplies for the nation’s healthcare workers.