Claim: Surgical masks offer no protection against Covid-19 and are "no good".
Fact-check: The evidence shows surgical masks do offer protection from Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: while surgical masks won't remove the chance of contracting covid-19, there is evidence which suggests they reduce the chance of infection, the severity of infection and the spread of the disease.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-07-30T00:00:00