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This Week , face masks, pads mandatory in Public Transport in England and changes in the use of face in the hospitals introduced.

The Bbc 's anti-disinformation team has been studied, misleading claims about the health risks of face masks.

Here is a look at some of The Most commonly seen examples on Social Media .

No evidence of harmful carbon dioxide exposure

is not the Most People find The Masks very pleasant, but this article is with a view to claims that she wears, in fact, dangerous.

A chart taken from Wikipedia shows the "symptoms of carbon dioxide toxicity" was re-edited and shared thousands of times on Facebook.

The modified version claimed that the wearing of a mask leads to a "re-breathe your exhaled CO2".

folks, find attached The Image to the comments below the Bbc News article about the new rules.

We have seen, many posts alerting people to potentially harmful side effects called hypercapnia - where there is too much carbon dioxide in The Blood .

But it is highly unlikely that you bear to suffer with a cloth or gauze mask.

"That's just not gonna happen, unless it is an air-tight fit, and you rebreathe the air," says Prof Keith Neal , an Infectious Disease expert.

carbon dioxide molecules are extremely small - much smaller than droplets, with coronavirus, The Masks are designed to Stop and not be caught by breathing spaces, the active material, especially in a relatively short period of time, such as a bus trip.

When you exhale the carbon dioxide of The Mask .

surgeons regularly carry a lot of heavy-duty face covers the whole day without harm.

"There are reports that some physicians is linked to the development of headache, the wearing of personal protective equipment, which for a long time, but it is still highly unlikely that they would suffer some of the more extreme effects of carbon dioxide toxicity," says Rachel Schraer, BBC Health reporter.

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that The Masks could provide "a barrier to potentially infectious droplets" in areas where "physical distancing of at least one Meter is possible."

Home-made cloth, face can help coverings, reduce the spread of people who are contagious but have no symptoms, or are yet to develop symptoms.

"I would rather die of coronavirus as wear a mask,"

The question, to wear whether or not a mask was polarized in the United States for weeks.

Some States and local governments have enacted laws to prevent the wearing of face-coverings required in public places, and some stores have introduced their own policy buyers required to wear masks. This led to an online debate about civil liberties.

Plandemic, a viral conspiracy video full of false claims about the Corona Virus, contain a statement, to wear a mask, "literally activates your own virus", if there is no evidence to support this claim. This led to Facebook to remove the video from its platform, when it went viral in may.

Former professional Baseball Player Aubrey Huff This Week his annoyance with 1 ventilated, that they are obliged to wear a mask, in a video on Twitter which was considered. 6 million times. In it, he claims: "It is not to breathe healthy in their own CO2 the whole time", but as we have seen there is no evidence that the wearing of causes to cover a face that you Breathe In more CO2.

He comes to the conclusion: "I would rather die of coronavirus than To Live for the rest of My Life In Fear and wear a fucking mask."

the opponents of compulsory mask, legislative protest against the legislature's decisions. Last week, the LA Times reported that a Public Health joined official from their role under the mandate of masks in the public space in Orange County , California. Protesters created posters of her with a Hitler mustache and swastikas, and she was on the receiving what was interpreted as a Death Threat at the end of

Some People who deny The Need for The Masks , The Claim that the pandemic is either a joke or an exaggeration, in spite of The Hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide.

A mem was asked in many parts of the US-Facebook-groups since the middle of may, why we distance ourselves, if masks work. The simple answer is that neither method of population provides complete protection, but both can help the spread of The Virus .

The meme then goes on to the conclusion; " Because it is not about The Virus . It has never been. To wear", however, new requirements of The Masks are certainly Stop in connection with the Corona-Virus pandemic and the efforts, the spread of The Virus . An example of the meme of a conservative Latino Facebook page has been shared 26,000 times.

masks do not deprive The Body with Oxygen

Another theme in the misleading posts around the use of masks is that you limit the quantity of Oxygen in The Body .

A graphic with the title "the danger of a face mask," says this "can cause death".

But the breathable materials is recommended for the face masks will not be worn to inhibit your breathing.

breathlessness is A Sign that your body is deprived of Oxygen - known as hypoxia.

"a Thin paper or cloth masks will not lead to hypoxia. Surgeons operate for the hours that she is wearing. You don't get these problems," said Prof Neal.

The one that says: "caused by The prolonged use of medical face masks, when worn properly, no CO2 poisoning or Oxygen deficiency.

"When wearing a medical mask, make sure it fits properly and that it is enough for you to Breathe In solid normal. Do not re-use a disposable mask and always change it as soon as it is wet. "

These Oxygen -depleting demands appeared in many different languages: English, German, Serbian, and Hebrew Facebook-posts next to the same stock image of a small child in a mask.

in An article on, carried The Claim in April and has been shared 100,000 times.

There are some situations in which masks may not be aware of:

Additional reporting by Alistair Coleman, Peter Mwai, Olga Robinson, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Rachel Schraer.

personal protective equipment (ppe), coronavirus pandemic, fake news

Source of news: bbc.com