A police officer wears a surgical mask near some trucks, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg 

People wear surgical masks as they walk past a skeleton holding a syringe on a truck, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg 

A person wears a surgical mask that has been cut out, as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 6, 2022. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg 

“T-Money’, a 60 year-old Inglewood resident and street vendor, adjusts his surgical mask while selling beanie hats to San Francisco 49ers fans outside a pregame rally at Tom’s Watch Bar ahead of the NFC Championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, the penultimate playoff game of the 2021 NFL season before Super Bowl LVI, at the L.A. Live entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A masked waiter wears surgical gloves as he serves hot chocolate and churros at a bar, in Madrid, Spain, January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent West 

Sherri Curry, a QA production specialist for Armbrust American, packs surgical masks at the company's warehouse, in Pflugerville, Texas, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona 

A mover collects a box of surgical masks after police search a warehouse of Student Politicism, in Hong Kong, China, September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A performer uses a surgical mask for a performance during drag extravaganza "Bushwig" that was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City, New York, U.S., September 12, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith 

Surgical masks hang next to the driver's seat inside a bus at an L.A. City Transportation Department (LADOT) DASH transit bus maintenance facility in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

A traveler wearing a surgical mask is seen through the glass window of a Los Angeles Metro Rail subway car at Union Station in Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Street performer Keith Sexton wears a hat with dragon mask, adorned with a surgical mask, while receiving the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Tara Biller of healthcare organization Pliable during a "Joints for Jabs" initiative event at the Evergreen Market cannabis store in Auburn, Washington, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Employees of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand work on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Emmanuel Nizard, CEO of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand, poses before an interview at the company's disposable surgical mask factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Boxes of disposable surgical masks by "Le Masque Francais" mask brand are seen at the company's factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Employees of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand work on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Emmanuel Nizard, CEO of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand, poses before an interview inside the company's disposable surgical mask factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

An employee of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand works on the production line of disposable surgical masks at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Boxes of disposable surgical masks by "Le Masque Francais" mask brand are seen at the company's factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Disposable surgical masks by "Le Masque Francais" mask brand are seen on the production line at the company’s factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

Emmanuel Nizard, CEO of "Le Masque Francais" mask brand, poses before an interview at the company's disposable surgical mask factory in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in France, January 28, 2021. Picture taken on January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes 

A health care worker in a surgical mask helps unload a stretcher service vehicle at St. Boniface Hospital, which is a reported site of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak according to local media, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes 

Protective masks, surgical gloves and cleaning supplies are seen at a COVID-19 saliva testing site inside the former Thomas Edison Elementary School, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S., October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan 

Masai women dressed in traditional clothes wear surgical masks as they wait for a ceremony marking World Elephant Day in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

A woman wears a surgical mask while walking at Central following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 22, 2020. Picture taken July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing surgical masks take a photo at Central following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 22, 2020. Picture taken July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear surgical masks at a wet market following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman wearing a surgical mask buys fish at a wet market following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear surgical masks at a wet market following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man wears a surgical mask as he buys food at a wet market following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear surgical masks at a wet market following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man lowers his surgical mask at a restaurant following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear surgical masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A woman wears a surgical mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A man wears a surgical mask on a bus, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Passengers wear surgical masks in an MTR train, following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Passengers wear surgical masks in an MTR train, following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Passengers wear surgical masks in an MTR train, following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A student wears a surgical mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A protester wearing a surgical mask and a face shield for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally against the anti-terror bill that was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte the day before, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A protester wearing a surgical mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), raises her fist during a rally against the anti-terror bill that was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte the day before, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A protester wearing a surgical mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), raises her fist during a rally against the anti-terror bill that was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte the day before, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A protester wearing a surgical mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally against the anti-terror bill that was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte the day before, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Nurse Lucy Wraith wearing personal protective equipement (PPE) ties a surgical mask around Chloe Allison's head as they test the measures taken by the practice to receive suspected coronavirus patients at Freshney Green Primary Care Centre in Grimsby, Britain June 9, 2020. Picture taken June 9, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS 

Nurse Lucy Wraith wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) ties a surgical mask around Chloe Allison's head as they test the measures taken by the practice to receive suspected coronavirus patients at Freshney Green Primary Care Centre in Grimsby, Britain June 9, 2020. Picture taken June 9, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS 

A protester wears a surgical mask with "Black Lives Matter" written on the front while protesters gather outside the Seattle Office of Emergency Management to protest against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson 

Disposable surgical masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are hung beside a religious altar in a shanty home in Manila, Philippines, May 6, 2020. Picture taken May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A staff wears a surgical masks and face shield to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while working at a nail saloon in Taipei, Taiwan, May 5, 2020. Photo taken on May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

A labour union group leader speaks at a May Day rally while wearing a surgical mask to protect herself from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Labour union groups gather for a May Day rally while wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Labour union groups gather for a May Day rally while wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Labour union groups gather for a May Day rally while wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Students of a martial arts center train while wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2020. Photo taken on April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang 

Students of a martial arts center train while wearing surgical masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Taipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2020. Photo taken on April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang