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Best protective mask to buy…
This
coronavirus outbreak continues to grow at an exponential rate. In fact,
the number of cases is 14 times larger than it was just one week ago.
Needless to say, if the number of cases continues to escalate at this pace, we
are going to have a horrifying global pandemic of epic proportions on our hands
very rapidly. But hopefully that won’t happen.
Hopefully the measures that global authorities
have taken to slow the spread of the virus will work. But we are
definitely in a race against time, and if they don’t get this outbreak under
control shortly we could soon be facing a worst case scenario.
As
I was doing research for this article, I decided to find out how many confirmed
cases there were in China one week ago. According to CNN, there were
547 as of last Wednesday…
Five
Chinese provinces reported additional cases of the Wuhan coronavirus on
Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in mainland China to
547.
The
worldwide number of cases has reached 555 on Wednesday.
Now
as I am writing this, the number of confirmed cases has officially risen to
7,711. The following comes from USA Today…
The
number of confirmed infections across China has risen to 7,711, resulting in
170 deaths. By comparison, there were 5,327 cases of severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) in China during the 2002-2003 outbreak, although that virus was
more deadly, claiming 349 lives.
Due to the coronavirus, N95 masks are flying off the shelves.
These
are the masks you sometimes see people wearing on airplanes and you think to
yourself, “why is that weirdo wearing a mask?”
According
to the CDC, the definition of these masks is…
“The N95 respirator is the most common of the seven types of
particulate filtering facepiece respirators. This product filters at least 95%
of airborne particles but is not resistant to oil.”
At
this moment, I’m not one of those weirdos walking around town wearing my N95
mask.
But,
I do own them and they are part of my complete kit. (Kit is covered in this free DVD.)
There
are a bunch of companies that make these masks, but you really can’t go wrong
with the 3M brand.
Hopefully,
the virus won’t spread like crazy and we won’t have to leave home wearing one
of these masks.
But,
for the protection they offer, they’re dirt cheap, so I would definitely have
some on hand.
It’s
better to buy now…
Since
if this virus does spread, these masks could end up costing a small fortune.
(Kinda like .22 ammo did a few years ago when there was a shortage.)
Stay safe,
Jason
Hanson
Former
CIA Officer
Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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1 comment:
Tough knowing how to react to this latest scare-media hype or truth? Your info/tips are handy.
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