correct...at this point, nothing short of a full medical HAZMAT suit can protect you. While that is completely unreasonable, we can employ masks that will definitely "mitigate" the spread of COVID. Together with hand washing, social distancing and disinfecting surfaces we can significantly reduce the morbidity of the disease until "V-Day" when hopefully everyone will avail themselves of the vaccine.
I've mentioned in other posts that extended family members with Infectious Disease and Critical MD specialties, who are not normally 'excitable', are texting their alarm about the possibility of hospitals being overrun with COVID patients, such that more COVID deaths and long term infirmities...and...causing their finite resources of doctors, nurses, staff and equipment to be exhausted and unable to serve "normal" emergencies and critical treatments like Heart Attacks, Bowel Obstructions, Kidney Dialysis or Cancer Treatment. That alarm was raised because they are in contact with friends and peers in other parts of the country who are now experiencing just such challenges.
To underscore this point, it's being reported this evening that the Governors of South Dakota and Utah are announcing "Mask Mandates" for everyone in their states...which of course goes to the first item we touched on.