With coronavirus spreading rapidly across the planet and people panicking in all corners of the globe, there is a cry for protection and vaccination from this deadly virus which is infecting thousands. As there is no cure as of yet, people are taking it upon themselves to go out and buy face masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer to help protect themselves from the virus. Millions of face masks are being sold across the world to meet the uncontrollable demand of the public. With this comes the huge production of these face masks products which are made from papers and various plastics. On top of this specialists are telling us that the masks should only be worn a handful of times. So with all these masks being bought, delivered, worn, and disposed of, what impact will this have on the environment.
Max Siedentopf's is a German-Namibian designer based in London who has created a series of possible masks that could be used to prevent the spread of coronavirus. This being said the masks are not what you would expect...
He has managed to take a global pandemic and make light out of it with these comedic mask suggestions. Though behind this amusing mask proposal is actually a very relevant point. Why are we all rushing to buy face masks, which we will only use a few times when surely we have the materials and ability to create of own personal protection contraptions.
Max Siedentopf has demonstrated how easily we can forget about the environment. Okay, it is a global pandemic, but we will get through it! Global warming, on the other hand, is not going to wait around for us to cure coronavirus, for it kicks into gear again.
Coronavirus is a worldwide emergency but it has shown in many cases the impact we can have in saving our planet. Hong Kong's air quality has improved by 21.5% after entering lockdown and this can be said for many other places. Therefore, coronavirus has shown how drastically things can change if we change how we are living.
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