Fans of glasses were more protected amid the pandemic, as this accessory prevents the spread of coronavirus, writes The Sunday Telegraph, citing a study by Indian scientists.
Experts interviewed 304 COVID-19 patients and found that 19 percent of them wear glasses most of the time. Conversations led to the conclusion that those who wear glasses for 8 hours a day are less likely to contract the coronavirus.
Scientists explained that those who decide to wear glasses, for one reason or another, touch their eyes less. “A person has a habit of touching his face on average 23 times per hour, over the same period of time he touches his eyes about three times,” they noted in the study, stressing that glasses reduce the frequency of such contacts.
The authors of the study have shown that glasses can be a protective factor that reduces the risk of transmission of the virus through the mucous membranes.
Earlier, the head of the department “Collection of microorganisms” of the state scientific center of virology and biotechnology “Vector” Oleg Pyankov spoke about the contagiousness of coronavirus for 11 days. “If a person does not have a severe form, if it is not confirmed that he has an increase in genetic material, then most likely this person is no longer dangerous,” he stressed.
In Russia, over the past day, 12,742 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in 85 regions. The total number of infected has reached 4,164,726.