Can glasses and facial hair affect your risk of COVID-19 infection?

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After all, they're things that make you touch your face more often and you really shouldn't be.

When it comes to the fight against coronavirus, experts couldn't stress the importance of not touching your face enough. But if you wear glasses, that is near impossible when you're constantly having to push them up your sweaty nose. Does that mean you should switch to contact lenses during this period?Some experts are encouraging people to stick to glasses.

It was prophetic of the CDC to create the chart below back in 2017. You have to admit, it is a rather entertaining summary of facial hair styles but more pertinent to the current situation is how the different styles can work against the use of masks.

 

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