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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (177867)	9/7/2021 11:32:16 AM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217663

<but not sure it stop the spreading.> For that you have to do a mathematical series of calculation. If there are 2 people in a room and not wearing masks. One of them has covid. Let us say the infection probability is "x" which is less than 1, when they are not wearing masks. f they are both wearing masks. The infection probability is now 0.7x. Now the person who was not the initial covid carrier, say he meets 2 other friends who are not wearing masks. Then the probability of each of the friends getting covid is now x0.7x. But if the friends are wearing mask, the probability is now 0.7x0.7x=0.49xx. Next degree of separation gets us to 0.70.70.7=0.343xxx. And the next degree of separation gets us to 0.70.70.70.7=0.24xxx*x. See how the spread has already decreased. Why the big mystery? -Arun