Face Mask Ban in Italy, Spain, Sweden, Due to Ineffectiveness

HIGHLIGHTS

• Italy, Spain, Sweden have requested immediate withdrawal of several types of masks or have prohibited their use due to ineffectiveness
• A number of US States have lifted their mask mandates
• Masks do not protect against viruses or other nano-sized particles
• Sars-Cov-2 has never been isolated or proven to be the cause of Covid19 disease
• Masks lead to Bacterial Pneumonia, self-toxicity and immunosuppression
• Masks induce hypoxemia and hypercapnia
• The use of face masks is linked to neurological disease and dysfunction, oxidative stress, skin conditions, chronic inflammation, progression 
of existing chronic diseases, 
and death.

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The Office of the Attorney General in Gorizia, Italy, [1] has banned the use of face masks due to their lack of effectiveness, under the directive of the Italian law enforcement agency.[2]

Approximately 190 million masks in circulation, categorized as “better protection than others”, such as the KN95, FFP2, and FFP3, are now being recalled. The original document can be found here.  According to an examination conducted by two Italian laboratories, one in Turin and another in Milan, half of the masks imported from China “do not protect enough from the risk of infection, as they do not filter sufficiently”.

Besides the masks in question, there have been other types of masks, such as those created by FCA (Fiat and Chrysler) in Italy, which have also been considered ineffective according to the standards.[3] These masks have been selected and provided as the official products by the government itself for school children, medical and health staff, and other public workers.

Officials in the municipality of Halmstad, Sweden, recently also prohibited the use of masks and all forms of PPE in schools. The municipality stated that, there was no scientific evidence for wearing masks, citing the Swedish public health agency.[4]

The Professional Union of the Ertzaintza (SiPE) in Spain, has requested the immediate withdrawal of all the FFP2 masks due to possible pulmonary risks in whose composition graphene is present, and which have been supplied in police centers.[5]

In the United States, the states and territories already without mask mandates include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[6]

Mask effectiveness is provided by the manufacturer on the product’s packaging.  Boxes clearly state that these masks offer “some effectivity” in filtering certain particles.[7]  In the case of the standard ear loop masks, the package claims “this product is an ear loop mask, not a respirator and will not provide any protection against COVID-19 (coronavirus) and other viruses or contaminants.” [8]  This has been public knowledge since the beginning of the Covid-19 situation.

Face masks claim protection from particles as small as 1 micron, although viral particles including those of Sars-Cov-2 are nanoparticles and are measured in nanometers.[9] [10]  1 micron equals 1000 nanometers,[11] thus, the smallest area of fabric tissue in a face mask is 1000 times larger than any viral particle.[12]

Regardless of the mask quality, origin, or manufacturer, whether considered approved or non-approved by authorities, no mask available on the market can filter nanometer particles. Therefore, no mask can provide any protection or filtering of viral particles.

It is also vital to acknowledge that, no health institution, agency, university, academic institution, pharmaceutical company, research lab, government, other health entities or institutions, have been able to demonstrate or show proof of virus purification and isolation[13] for Sars-Cov-2 or any other viruses known to man.  Virus purification and isolation is the fundamental scientific requirement, to prove the existence of a contagious agent or virus and/or its assumed infectivity.

Who gains? The global disposable face mask market size exceeded a value of USD 74.90 billion in only the first Quarter of 2020.[14]  It is expected to grow 53.0% annually until 2027; however, absolutely no funds have been invested on informing people about the consequences of depriving the human body from inhaling oxygen—as humans depend on oxygen for respiration and life—as well as the devastating consequences of wearing masks [15] as explained below.

Breathing is an essential process for removing metabolic byproducts [carbon dioxide (CO₂)] occurring during cell respiration.[16] [17]  Trapped air remaining between the mouth, nose and the facemask is rebreathed repeatedly in and out of the body, containing low O₂ and high CO₂ concentrations, causing hypoxemia (below-normal level of oxygen in the blood) and hypercapnia (buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream).[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Chronic mild or moderate hypoxemia and hypercapnia such as from wearing facemasks is linked to higher anaerobic energy metabolism, decrease in pH levels and increase in cells and blood acidity, toxicity, neurological disease and dysfunction, [23][24] oxidative stress, skin conditions, chronic inflammation, immunosuppression,[25] [26] [27] [28] health deterioration, and death.[29][30] [31] [32] [33]

Severe hypoxemia may also provoke cardiopulmonary and neurological complications and is considered an important clinical sign in cardiopulmonary medicine.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] Low oxygen content in the arterial blood can cause myocardial ischemia, serious arrhythmias, right or left ventricular dysfunction, dizziness, hypotension, syncope and pulmonary hypertension.[40]

The graphic below summarizes the physiological and psychological effects of wearing face masks and their potential long-term consequences for health.[41]

 

Even though the long-term wearing of face masks has devastating health consequences, governmental institutions and health agencies continue forcing people to wear masks from the beginning of 2020.  Prolonged hypoxic-hypercapnic state compromises the normal physiological and psychological balance, deteriorates health, and promotes the developing and progression of existing chronic diseases.[42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]

In addition to hypoxia and hypercapnia, individuals are inhaling residues of bacterial and pathogen components on the inner and outside layer of the face mask. These toxic components are repeatedly rebreathed back into the body, causing self-contamination.[49]

Breathing through face masks also increases temperature and humidity in the space between the mouth and the mask, resulting in a release of toxic particles from the mask’s materials.[50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]

Rebreathing contaminated air with high bacterial and toxic particle concentrations along with low O₂ and high CO₂ levels continuously challenge the body’s homeostasis, causing self-toxicity and immunosuppression.[56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]

According to a 2015 scientific paper written by Anthony Fauci himself,[62] and published by the National Institute of Health, Bacterial Pneumonia caused most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic, and not a virus.[63]  The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat entered the lungs.

In conclusion, the use of face masks is not only unnecessary, ineffective, and dangerous, but it is also extremely harmful for Physiological and Psychological health.  Many countries, cities, and tribunals are declaring the use of facemasks unconstitutional and a threat to public health while the mainstream narrative continues to promote it.  Those who insist in instituting and encouraging these unscientific and dangerous public policies should be legally prosecuted for crimes against humanity.

Photo Credit:
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