Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid-19 risk to staff

Use of FFP3 respirators on coronavirus models at Addenbrooke’s ‘might have minimize ward-based an infection to zero’

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An NHS hospital that upgraded the kind of face masks utilized by employees on Covid-19 wards recorded a dramatic fall of as much as 100% in hospital-acquired coronavirus infections amongst these staff, analysis has indicated.

Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge upgraded the masks from fluid resistant surgical masks (FRSMs) to filtering face piece three (FFP3) respirators, with the change made in late December in response to its personal employees testing knowledge.