#and i was soooo so glad having these masks on trains and the tube recently
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In case anyone didn't know this regarding masking: advice about wearing an n95 or kn95 just depends on where you live and what is being sold where you live. The mask that meets US standards of air filtering is called the n95 and it is named that way because it filters 95% of airborne particles of a certain size. The kn95 refers to the Chinese standard. If you're in Europe then there's a different naming system which is FFP followed by a number which denotes the level of filtering. FFP2 can be seen as equivalent to the kn95 or n95 as the 95s filter 95% and the FFP2 filters 94%. Wherever you are you should look up the standards and naming conventions your country uses before buying masks. I faced some confusion after seeing guides online recommending n95 and then not being able to buy them because they aren't sold here unless imported !
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