"I was just walking on the street now, and I just see them strewn all over the place," he said.Shields are "simple, "affordable," and if everyone wore them — in conjunction with regular coronavirus testing, tracing, and hand washing —"Cloth masks have been shown to be less effective than medical masks for prevention of communicable respiratory illnesses," the doctors wrote.

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"He said if you do use a shield, it's important to ensure whatever plastic barrier you use covers the face back to the ears and extends down below the chin.Dr.

"Face shields may provide a better option."

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But it's not hard to keep six feet away from others on the road, and there are very few cars out.Yes, hand washing and physical distance are still the best ways to stay virus-free, but shields are a way to not only stay safe, but stay seen, heard, and understood when venturing out and about.Adalja said shields could end up becoming a superior option for community-wide virus protection, because people won't mind keeping them on as much as disposable masks.

It has also been compulsory to wear them in shops since 24 July. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security told Insider it would be extremely unlikely for someone else's viral particles to penetrate your shield, unless someone "sticks their face, sticks themselves directly" where there is a hole. It actually felt pretty great at that point.

Face coverings are now required when visiting museums, galleries, cinemas and places of worship in England.

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