How to know if an N95 mask is original or pirated? – Televisa News

The director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, doctor José Luis Alomía Zegarra, addressed the issue of N95 masks, an input that according to the health authorities should be for the exclusive use of medical personnel, but which, however, has become common to see it in use among the general population.

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And it is that the acquisition of an N95 mask is, at best, a click away and can be achieved at prices ranging from 35 to 200 pesos.

In this situation, Alomía Zegarra was disputed on whether masks offered in online stores or mobile stands are original and they fulfill their function of filtering particles.

“Maybe a simple test that anyone can do is use it, precisely as have a very high efficiency it makes the exchange of air and oxygen between the mask and the airways decrease, ”said Alomía Zegarra.

“If someone use it for half an hour, one hour, you will be short of breath due to this high efficiencyThat could be a fact that the mask is really having the efficiency it produces, ”concluded the director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health.

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The official added that the commercialization of N95 masks is regulated by Cofepris, since it issues a sanitary registry for the sale of these items.

In addition, he recalled that its use is limited to the use of health personnel in contact with aerosols, which are small particles that are emitted in the respiratory processes.

He said that the use of N95 masks is recommended for health personnel who are in contact with patients with COVID-19, for example those who carry out tests for the disease.

On Sunday afternoon, August 2, the Ministry of Health reported that the million coronavirus tests have been passed.

From this process, 439 thousand 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recorded.