The rate of COVID-19 infections is rising at an alarming rate in India and all over the world. While treatment options like remdesivir and various vaccines are being explored to tame the novel coronavirus maintaining hand hygiene and social distancing along with mandatory use of face mask are considered to be the best ways to protect against this deadly virus as of now. However during the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic little was known about the efficacy of face masks against the hitherto unknown virus. So experts research bodies and policy makers weren’t sure about the importance of mass