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When it hot and humid outside, should we continue to wear masks outside?Soaring temperatures and thick humid air can cause breathing difficulties for some people as summer approaches each year. Add a cloth face mask to the equation and those problems can be further exacerbated.“When you’re breathing through a mask you’re having to work a little bit harder to breathe in the first place, especially depending on how thick your mask is,” said Dr.
Colin Furness, an epidemiologist at the University of Toronto, says masks should be reserved for indoor use, in places such as in grocery stores, when it’s harder to keep a physical distance. In potentially crowded indoor areas without air circulation – like non-air conditioned public transit, for example – Furness suggests wearing the mask during the ride and taking it off once you get back outdoors.
Gary Kobinger, the director of the Research Centre on Infectious Diseases at Laval University, agrees that masks typically aren’t needed outdoors. He suggests people carry them in case a situation arises where they’re needed, keeping masks folded for protection and placed in a Ziploc bag to avoid contamination.
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