TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends important steps to build capacity face mask in preventing viruses from entering. On its website, the CDC revealed that the correct and consistent use of masks is an important step that everyone can take to prevent contracting and spreading Covid-19.
“Masks work best when everyone is wearing them but not all masks provide the same protection,” the CDC wrote.
When choosing a mask, the CDC asks everyone to see how well it fits, how well it filters the air, and how many layers the mask contains. So, make sure the mask fits snugly on your face. The gaps can allow air with respiratory droplets to enter and exit around the edges of the mask.
Then, choose a mask with a layer to keep breathing droplets in and out. A mask with a coating will stop more droplets from entering or leaving the mask if you are sick.
The following are steps that can be taken to improve mask performance. First, make sure that the mask has a nose wire, which is a metal strip along the top. The nose wire prevents air from leaking from the top of the mask. So, bend the nose wire over your nose to make it fit your face.
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Second, use a mask guard or clamp over a surgical or disposable mask or cloth mask to prevent air from leaking around the edges of the mask. Third, check that the mask fits snugly over the nose, mouth and chin. Check for gaps by cupping your hands around the outer edges. Make sure there is no air flowing from the area near the eyes or from the side of the mask.
When the mask fits snugly, you will feel warm air entering through the front of the mask and may be able to see the mask material entering and leaving with each breath. Fourth, add a layer of material to coat.
You can use cloth mask that has multiple layers or wear one single-use mask under the cloth mask. The second mask should push the inner edge of the mask against the face.
Fifth, make sure you can see and breathe easily. So, knot and tuck the ear knot of the three ply mask. To do this, tie the ear knots of the three-layer face mask where they join the edges of the mask. Fold and tuck unneeded material under the edges
Meanwhile, you also shouldn’t do a number of things in wearing a mask. First, don’t combine two single-use masks as single-use masks are not designed to fit and wearing more than one will not improve fit. Second, don’t mix N95 masks with other masks. Use only one N95 mask in one time.
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