Goggles,face shields needed to prevent spread of coronavirus: Anthony Fauci

NIRMAL YESODA

As coronavirus scare looms up in the United States, Anthony Fauci, one of the lead members of the Trump Administration’s White House Coronavirus Task Force has urged the citizens of the country to wear Goggles or face shields to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

Fauci made these remarks while talking to ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. According to Fauci, face shields and Goggles are also a must to prevent the drastic spread of coronavirus, as there is mucosa in the eyes, through which the pathogen could enter the body.

“If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it. It might if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces. You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye. Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it,” said Fauci.

Even though not universally recommended, Fauci strongly believes that the usage of Goggles and face shields could protect someone more when compared to another person who only uses a face mask.

It was around a few days back that Fauci called coronavirus outbreak a perfect storm with no end in near sight. The expert also made it clear that completely eradicating this pathogen from the planet is a practically impossible task. However, he assured that the development of a vaccine and effective social distancing measures could drastically reduce the spread of the pathogen.

Even though the United States is adopting all necessary measures to contain coronavirus, this pathogen is wreaking havoc in all nooks of the nation. According to the latest statistics, coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 1,54,000 people, and the number of positive cases has risen to 4.5 million.