The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks • Hacker News Board

Re: The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by lambdasquirrel » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:21 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #2

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

The companies in question likely aren't certified? ChinaLawBlog says that 95% of the certifications they've seen are fake, so it's probably best to check with the authorities.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries...

Re: The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by themark » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:33 PM UTC

"mask is designed to filter out at least 95% of particles that are 0.3 microns or larger in size"

Isnt the coronavirus much smaller than .3 microns?

Re: The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by Simulacra » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:40 PM UTC

This is very hyperbolic, perhaps sensationalist. China has been producing fakes that other countries are turning away.

Re: The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by dougabug » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

themark wrote: post #22

"mask is designed to filter out at least 95% of particles that are 0.3 microns or larger in size" Isnt the coronavirus much smaller than .3 microns?

The droplets from sneezing, coughing, or even breathing are much larger than the coronavirus, for which they are a transport mechanism.

Re: The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by tzs » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 10:12 PM UTC

BitwiseFool wrote: post #6

dfee wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.

Just wait for people in the comments to mention how Buzzfeed News is completely different from normal Buzzfeed and they're actually highly respectable because of one reward they received.

Which one award are you talking about? The 2016 National Magazine Award in the category of Public Interest? Or the 2014 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2016 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2015 Sidney Award? Or the 2017 British Journalism Award? Or the 2018 George Polk Award?

Or are you referring to them being finalists for both the 2017 and 2018 Pulitzer Prized in International Reporting? Or finalists for the 2016 and 2018 Online Journalism Awards? Or finalists for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting?