Beard Liberation Front
27th March
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Beard Liberation Front further updates COVID-19 guidance for beard wearers
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has further updated its COVID-19 guidance for beard wearers on how to protect themselves against possible transmission of the virus.
After a brief intermission media stories are again circulating in the US and Britain that wearing a beard may increase the chances of contracting COVID-19.
The campaigners say the key thing and absolute priority is to follow the advice of the NHS:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
There are however a few beard specific issues:
1] Shaving the beard off is not something that will protect you against the coronavirus. Stories which have circulated in the media about this are fake news
2] Some medical staff who need to wear surgical masks and/or respirators to do their job may however need to shave their beards, particularly if they are organic beards
3] NHS advice is to avoid touching the face with hands that have previously not been washed. The BLF advises washing the beard at the same time as washing the hands to be safer on this
4] For most people wearing of the beard is a voluntary matter and if having one during the current health crisis makes the wearer feel uneasy there is no reason why it should not be temporarily shaved.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett, most of the things the BLF does are quite light hearted, albeit sometimes with a serious undertone. This advice is much more serious but they key thing is to follow NHS guidelines at all times.
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