LOS ANGELES - Researchers in Mexico have invented a nose-only COVID-19 mask intended to protect the individual while they eat, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday.
Reuters posted a video of two individuals wearing the masks that sit directly over their noses. Researchers designed the masks to be worn under a normal face mask, Reuters reported.
In the video, people are wearing masks covering only their noses, allowing them to easily eat and drink. Some on Twitter imitated the masks posting photos of clown noses. "Hardly a new invention, clowns have been wearing them for years," one user posted.AdvertisementResearchers from Johns Hopkins University found that odor-sensing cells in the nose are key entry points for the novel.