Since the pandemic began, the issue of face coverings or masks has been a hot button topic. One issue that has come up repeatedly is the issue of oxygen levels and concerns that wearing one could cause a harmful reduction in them.
Dr Matt O'Toole, the self-titled 'Dr Zero Craic' has gone above and beyond to prove that this isn't the case. He wore 6 masks at once while wearing an oxygen monitor to prove that wearing a face covering doesn't impact on your oxygen levels.
Getting asked
“Does wearing a face mask lower your oxygen levels” repeatedly by patients today!
Based on what they are reading on social media
*Face coverings / masks don’t reduce your oxygen levels!*
I managed to get six face masks on + it had no effect on my oxygen levels! pic.twitter.com/qNKYa8pejx
— Maitiu O Tuathail (@DrZeroCraic) July 14, 2020
Speaking to Dermot and Dave, Matt explained why he felt the need to make the video and his take on Government plans not to proceed to phase 4 of coming out of lockdown.
