his coronavirus protection is pure gold.

这个防护新冠病毒的方法就像金子一样闪亮。

An Indian businessman is going viral after paying $4,000 to have a face mask made out of the pricey precious metal.

一名印度商人火了，因为他花了4000美元戴上了由昂贵金属制成的口罩。

"It is a thin mask and has tiny pores that is helping¹ me to breathe," Shankar Kurhade, 49, of Pune, told Agence France-Presse.

来自浦那的49岁的Shankar Kurhade接受法新社采访时说：“这是一个很薄的口罩，上面还有小孔来帮助我呼吸。”

"People are asking me for selfies," he said. "They are awestruck when they see me wearing the gold mask in markets."他说：“人们都来和我自拍。当他们看到我在市场上戴着金口罩时，都非常震惊。”

"I am not sure if it will be effective to protect me from a coronavirus infection," he admitted to AFP about the mask that weighs 2 ounces.

“我不确定它对于我免受冠状病毒感染是否能起到保护作用。”在谈到这个重2盎司的口罩时，他向法新社承认道。

The businessman said he's "taking other precautions."这位商人说他在采取其他预防措施。

"It is not the gold or cloth mask, but social distancing and hand washing that will protect human beings from coronavirus," he told the Indian Express.

他对印度快报说：“这不是金口罩还是布口罩的问题，保护人们免受新冠病毒危害的是保持社交距离和勤洗手。”