Facial Mask and Plexiglass Box: a critical overview on the current strategies to protect patients from COVID-19 infection.

De Vito, D; Zullo, M J; Benincasa, C; Aiello, E; Giacomello, M S; Mortellaro, C; Greco Lucchina, A

The route of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been understood thanks to the knowledge of previously identified human coronaviruses. According to these studies, the transmission of the virus occurs mainly between humans at close range, through respiratory droplets produced during conversation or coughing, as well as through direct contact of the hands then placed on the mucous membranes or mouth. From the final analysis of studies carried out on protective systems, the validity of plexiglass as a material to be used for the construction of protective devices could be affirmed. The plexiglass, in fact, would seem able to isolate the diffusion of aerosol particles dispersed by infected subjects and in different environments.