The role of wearing masks during the epidemic

Since the beginning of winter, the local epidemic situation of COVID-19 in China has been sporadic in many places and has been clustered in some places. Delta mutants, which have spread faster and are more virulent, and Omikjon new mutants, which have super transmission power, have emerged. In order to resolutely win the battle of epidemic prevention and control, strictly prevent epidemic information input, and ensure the goal of "zero infection and zero transmission"  ,we remind the masses to wear masks scientifically, Respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, improve self-protection ability, and win this "people's war". Look, everyone!

1、 The role of wearing masks during the epidemic?

Scientific wearing of medical masks can block the droplet nuclei containing viruses, reduce the amount and spraying speed of bacterial and viral droplets, prevent the wearer from inhaling into the mouth and nose, and effectively reduce the risk of novel coronavirus infection. Wearing a good mask during the epidemic is not only conducive to protecting individuals, but also conducive to public health.

2、 When do I need to wear a mask?

First, in crowded places and places with poor air circulation in public places, such as crowded squares, theaters, shopping malls, supermarkets, meeting venues, stations, hotels, restaurants, canteens, etc; Second, in poorly ventilated confined spaces, such as closed transportation vehicles, airplanes, high-speed trains, subways, buses, taxis, etc., and in closed public places, such as elevators, where the ventilation conditions are not good; Third, there are usually symptoms such as nasopharynx discomfort, cough, sneezing and fever; Fourth, when seeing a doctor in the hospital or accompanying relatives and friends, you must wear masks in the hospital environment; In addition, masks should be worn at public service windows, such as supermarket cash registers, bank counters and government affairs windows.

3、 How to wear the mask correctly?

1. Clean hands: wash hands and wipe off water before wearing masks;

2. Check the pros and cons: disposable medical masks, with dark color for the outside and white or light color for the inside;

3. Compaction and wrapping: hang the mask ears on both ears, place the fingers of both hands in the middle of the metal nose clip, press inward while moving the fingertips along both sides of the nose clip until the nose clip is completely pressed into the shape of the nose bridge, and then pull the folds of the mask down to the chin to wrap the mouth, nose and chin;

4. Do not touch the contaminated surface: wear a mask, and do not touch the outer surface of the mask with your hands. If your hands touch the outer surface, do not touch your eyes, and wash your hands in time;

5. Mask off: When removing the mask, do not touch the contaminated mask with your hands. Lift the bandage and remove it from your ears. Throw it into the garbage of medical waste. Where there is no medical garbage can, wrap it in a plastic bag and throw it into a place where such garbage can be placed;

6. Wash your hands: After taking off the mask, wash your hands in time.

4、 What masks should ordinary people choose?

To prevent novel coronavirus infection, it is necessary to wear masks above medical level. Industrial and dust-proof, sand cloth masks do not protect against viruses. People can purchase disposable medical masks from regular medicine and medical units. The qualified masks can be checked by checking the package identification, whether the medical grade is marked, and the registration code and barcode on the package.

5、 Other precautions for wearing masks?

1. If the mask is dirty, deformed, damaged, smelly or wet, it needs to be replaced in a timely manner. Generally, it is recommended to replace the disposable medical mask once every 4 hours, and the wearing time of each mask for ordinary people should not exceed 8 hours;

2. It is not recommended to reuse masks that have been used on trans regional public transport vehicles or hospitals;

3. Respirators that need to be reused should be hung in a clean, dry and ventilated place when not in use;

4. If discomfort such as suffocation and shortness of breath occurs during wearing the mask, immediately go to an open and ventilated place to remove the mask;

5. The very young infants cannot wear masks, which may easily cause asphyxia;

6. Take spare masks when going out and store them in the original packaging bag or clean storage bag to avoid extrusion deformation. Discarded masks should be treated as medical or other garbage;

7. It is usually recommended that families keep medical protective masks for standby.