A mask is a vital piece of the puzzle | Letters
A solution to one of Chris Maslanka's Pyrgic conundrums has convinced Malcolm Fowles of the importance of wearing face masks in public places
On Saturday, Chris Maslanka converted my household to wearing masks in public with his solution to the first Pyrgic puzzle (18 April). His impeccable logic is too important to be tucked away where relatively few will read it.
To summarise, any change in the infection rate of the virus is magnified greatly in the numbers infected. Thus every change for the better, such as people wearing masks, really matters. It matters little if all masks are not the best, or all wearers not skilled, because these are just minor percentages; the main thing is to block as much virus as we can. Whether an individual wearer is fully protected is beside the point.
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