In addition to the standard mouthguards that you can buy from the pharmacy, there are also breathing masks.
Respiratory masks of class FFP 2 are much more likely to prevent infection of the coronavirus than a commercially available mouthguard.
However, you should be aware that even if you wear an FFP 2 respirator, the chance of getting infected will never be zero.
Not only do they have a lower air permeability, they also filter out the smallest particles from the air.
In the following article we will answer your questions about coronavirus and FFP 2 respirators.
Buyers Guide: Buying the right FFP 2 respirator
FFP 2 respirators must have a maximum permeability of 11 percent and must filter 94 percent of all particles in the air larger than 0.6 microns.
This means that the air permeability is significantly lower compared to the FFP 1 respirator, but still significantly higher compared to the FFP 3 respirator.
Can an FFP-2 mask do anything for coronavirus?
FAQ: Frequently asked questions about the FFP 2 respirator against the coronavirus answered
How is the coronavirus spread?
The coronavirus, also known as n-Cov 19, spreads by droplet infection and is transmissible from person to person.
Even infected people who do not yet show symptoms can infect healthy people.
A normal 10-minute conversation with an infected person in a closed room is therefore sufficient for you to become infected.
If you have touched an object with your hand that is contaminated and then rub your eyes, mouth or nose, the virus will enter your airways through your mucous membranes.
You should therefore pay more attention to your hand hygiene, because you will touch so many different objects in your everyday life that bacteria and viruses are guaranteed to accumulate in the palm of your hand.
What symptoms do infected people have?
Basically, there are five symptoms that an infected person can have:
- Fever
- Headache
- Pneumonia
- Sore throat
- Breathing problems
If you experience any of the five symptoms, sound the alarm and inform your doctor immediately.
After all, you certainly don’t want your beloved family and friends to be infected.
Even if the danger is not considered high in Germany, you should be careful and not underestimate the danger of the coronavirus.
Are there other known transmission routes?
Apart from droplet infection, no other transmission paths are known at present.
What is the current situation in Germany?
Compared to other countries with a high infection rate, the number of infected people in Germany has not increased for days.
Two formerly infected persons who were treated in quarantine have now been released, as they are now completely healthy again.
The other infected persons are also on the road to recovery.
Nevertheless, you should not take the danger of the coronavirus lightly and inform yourself as much as possible.
Due to the first deaths in Italy, infected people may have come to Germany by transport.
What is the current situation in Europe?
The acute situation in Europe has worsened extremely within a few days.
The countries most affected are Italy and France.
In Italy, the first fatalities of the disease have been reported and the rate of infected persons has almost exploded within a few days. Small towns are under quarantine and train traffic from Austria to Italy has been suspended for the time being.
France has so far reported one death, but fortunately, as in Germany, the number of those infected has not increased for days.
Apart from these two countries, there are also infected people in Spain, England, Belgium, Finland and Sweden.
Germany has, after Italy and France, the most reported infected people in Europe.
Should I avoid public transport?
You can continue to use public transportation such as buses, subways and suburban trains in Germany for the time being.
The number of reported infections in Germany is still very low, so the chance of getting infected on public transport will also be very low.
However, the situation is different for flights from and to Asia. Caution is advised here, as countries such as South Korea and Japan have been reporting an increased number of new infections for days.
Should you travel to one of these countries in the near future, we recommend that you buy breathing masks in Germany and take them with you, as there are already supply bottlenecks in Asia.
Can I become infected via parcels or goods from China?
As the coronavirus survives for about three hours on surfaces without a host, you do not need to worry about goods and packages from China.
After all, a normal parcel or good almost always needs more than three hours before reaching mainland Europe.
Should I avoid Chinese restaurants?
Many Chinese restaurants, but also Asian restaurants in general, report heavy losses in sales since the media attention of the corona virus. But is there any justification for worrying about getting infected with the coronavirus in a Chinese restaurant?
Our answer: A clear no.
After all, there are now checks at airports and train stations to locate and isolate infected people as quickly as possible.
Particularly since none of the Asian employees or customers would like to spread the virus in the restaurant and are more cautious, since xenophobic situations have already arisen.
Are there actually enough FFP 2 respirators?
Since the media attention of the coronavirus, people have been rushing to pharmacies or online shops, such as Amazon, to buy face masks and respirators.
In many pharmacies, mouthguards are almost sold out, but you surely know that these standard mouthguards do not do much against an infection of the coronavirus.
FFP 2 and FFP 3 respirators are also sold out at many Amazon retailers and can only be delivered again in days.
If the coronavirus spreads even further and faster, you should expect that no one will offer FFP 2 or 3 respirators in the future.