To figure out how safe Del Rey's mask is (or isn't), We chatted with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a medical educator at the University of California, San Francisco, who specializes in treating infectious diseases. Lana Del Rey was met with heavy backlash over the weekend when she shared a series of photos and videos on Instagram, attending a book signing in Los Angeles and greeting a large crowd of fans while wearing what appeared to be a mesh, netted mask. Critics called out the star for putting fans at risk with a sheer mask that does not protect others from coronavirus exposure -- but is there any way the face covering could be effective?
To figure out how safe Del Rey's mask is (or isn't), We chatted with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a medical educator at the University of California, San Francisco, who specializes in treating infectious diseases but is not directly familiar with the specific mask the singer/songwriter wore over the weekend. "I am not very confident that it would prevent any spread of COVID," he said, adding, "It looks interesting, but you don’t need to be a smart virus to get through that mesh. You could be the dumbest virus and it would be easy to get through that mesh."
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