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Germany Mandates Medical-Grade Masks
The first article that I found is called, “Germany Mandates Medical-Grade Masks” written by

Tommy Beer and Published in Forbes on January 20, 2021 talks about how Germany has now

made it mandatory to wear medical-grade face masks rather than just wearing a cloth face

covering. The first part of the article says, “Amid rising infections and hospitalizations

associated with new, more contagious, variants of Covid-19 throughout Europe, German

Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that all individuals in the country would be required

to wear medical-grade face masks, as opposed to merely cloth coverings, when in the workplace,

on public transportation, and in shops.” As it says, the German Chancellor named Angela

Merkel wants the German people to start wearing medical-grade masks rather than just cloth

coverings due to the fact that there are new and possibly more contagious variants of Covid-19.

Throughout the article it gives some information about Covid-19 in Germany and at one point it

says that there are about 48,770 people who have died of Covid in Germany. It also talks about

how France is thinking about also doing a similar mandate in their country.
 Iowa, Utah Impose Mask Mandates, But Many GOP-Led States Still

Resist Them Amid Covid-19 Surge

My second article is called, “Iowa, Utah Impose Mask Mandates, But

Many GOP-Led States Still Resist Them Amid Covid-19 Surge” written by

Alison Durkee and published in Forbes on November 10, 2020. In the article it

talks about how the Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds announced that face masks

would be required in large gatherings and in certain types of businesses. This is

following Utah’s imposition of a statewide mask mandate. One thing that really

stood out to me in this article was a section called, “Big Number.” In that sectio

the first thing it says is, “105,142. That’s the new number of Covid-19 cases in

the U.S.” Obviously these numbers are now different but that still is a very

important piece of information.

 Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How

Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus

The third article I found is called, “Still Confused About Masks? Here’s

the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus.” It is by Nina Bai and

was published on June 26, 2020 on the University of California San Francisco

website. In the article it has a section called, What evidence do we have that

wearing a mask is effective in preventing COVID-19? The first paragraph in that

section talks about how the masks can be used to block droplets from getting out

and getting onto people. This is the main way that this virus is spread so blocking

that is one of the main focuses.

 The Importance of Wearing a Mask

This article is called, “The Importance of Wearing a Mask.” It is an article by

Novus Health and it was published on September 2, 2020 onto the Novus Health website.

The article mainly talks about the importance of the masks which can be assumed from

the title of it. However there is one section in the article which is titled, Why wear a mask

in a public space? It starts off by talking about how when you enter a hospital or a doctors

office you often see a box of masks with a sign that says to wear one if you are coughing

or are sick. This is done because if you can cover your mouth your chance of spreading

your sickness or disease. Since Covid is spread through liquid droplets which are

expelled by breathing, coughing, talking, and sneezing one way of stopping that is by

covering our mouths. So masks is an easy solution that can decrease the chances of these

droplets getting out.

 Wear Mask To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not

Only Others, CDC Stresses

My fifth and final article is titled, “Wear Mask To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not

Only Others, CDC Stresses.” It was written by Maria Godoy and published to [Link] on November 11,

2020. This article talks a lot about the benefits the person wearing the mask can get and how it is helping

protect them as well. It does a very good job of emphasizing the fact that yes masks are very beneficial for

you to help protect the others around you however they can still keep you safe. Maria includes this from

the CDC, “Wearing a mask protects the wearer, and not just other people, from the coronavirus, the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized in an updated scientific brief issued Tuesday. And

the protective benefits of masks are stronger the more people wear masks consistently and correctly, the

agency says.” She uses the CDC multiple times in the article which helps her article to be more reliable

and be a good source to look at to help learn about the benefits of masks to the person wearing it.