"Upgrading the equipment so that FFP3 masks are offered to all healthcare workers caring for patients with Covid-19 could reduce the number of infections, keep more hospital staff safe and remove ...

FACE masks and coverings have become a normal part of daily life during the coronavirus pandemic. There are various grades of masks from disposable, medical grade and reusable, and an FFP3 mask is … ...

FFP3 masks can cut infection by up to 100% (Picture: Chesnot/Getty Images) It’s hard to remember a time before face masks as they have become such a normal part of daily life during the Covid-19 ...

The evidence that FFP3 face masks were more protective for doctors than surgical masks is ‘weak’, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security ...

FFP3 masks have a close fit and are specifically designed to filter out aerosols. Huge impact. In the weeks following this move, the rate of infections among healthcare workers on red wards ...

Wearing a high grade mask known as an FFP3 can provide up to 100% protection. By contrast, there is a far greater chance of staff wearing standard issue surgical masks catching the virus.