Friday, March 13, 2020

An idea to prevent viral pandemics

It's already been established that face masks worn casually by the general public (and not professionals, who do things such as discard after each use using gloves) don't protect well from viruses.

But, what about this.  A tracker to discourage you from touching your face?

Based on the intuitive idea of biofeedback, so, just as you would be reaching up to your face, the tracker detects that immediately and buzzes before you get there, so you are made conscious of this movement.

 Or a mask that's just a very open screen you put over your entire face.

Such a screen could also have anti-viral anti-bacterial properties by materials and electrification.