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I am doubtful using face-mask will protect me from coronavirus infection or not? What is advice on using facemask? Which type of facemask is recommended to prevent COVID-19?

If it's a regular surgical face mask, the answer is no, Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, told Live Science.

A more specialized mask, known as an N95 respirator, can protect against the new coronavirus, also called SARS-CoV-2. The respirator is thicker than a surgical mask, but neither Schaffner nor the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recommend it for public use, at least not at this point

It has been suggested wearing face masks could be useful if you're sick in order to prevent you from sneezing or coughing into somebody's face, mask that is used to stop getting an infection is sometimes not very effective because people take it off to eat, many times they are worn improperly (and) if they get wet and somebody sneezes on that mask it could pass through.

Yes of course, but you have to use these precautions carefully. Check out the video for more details