In late 2019, a novel coronavirus emerged in china. Since then, it is rapidly spreading throughout the world. As per the health ministry report, there are 26 countries affected by this virus in which 475,879 are total cases. While some with COVID-19 have a mild illness, difficulty in breathing, pneumonia and even suffering from respiratory issues.
But, if you want to protect you and your family from this outbreak CoV-19 then using a face mask is the best way. These surgical masks prevent you from infection. Using a face mask is the step towards your safety.
If you talk about face masks then there are two types. This includes Disposable Surgical Face Mask and n95 face mask respirator.
A. Disposable surgical Face Mask:
It is simply clear by its name that these surgical masks are disposable and loose fitted. This type of face masks easily covers your nose, mouth, and chin. These types of masks are rectangular with pleats and folds. You can easily wear it by looping it behind your ears and head.
Benefits:
- Protect you from unwanted sprays, splashes, and large-particle droplets.
- Preventing from spreading infected respiratory secretions from one to another person.
B. n95 face mask respirator:
An N95 respirator is a more tight-fitting face mask. It has more than 95% filter efficiency as compared to other normal masks. These types of masks are perfect for every type of face. Due to its higher efficiency, these types of masks are perfect to keep you safe from coronavirus.
Benefits:
- Deep filtering efficiency
- It has a good seal that prevents leakage from one wearer to another.
These n95 face mask in UK are good for keeping you safe from coronavirus, but also used in many areas. This includes:
- Medical screening area
- Isolation ward
- Critical care facility
- Laboratories
- Morgue House
- Ambulance staff
Here are a few guidelines of wearing masks to stay safe from this dangerous COV-19 virus:
- Wash your hands with the soap for a minimum 40 seconds.
- After washing hands, Don't forget to use alcohol sanitizer.
- Unfold the pleats and make sure that they are facing down.
- Place the mask over the nose, mouth, and chin.
- Fit the strip of masks over the nose bridge.
- Take two strings one tie on the above of the head and the second one on the back of the neck.
- Fit the mask properly and make sure there is no space on the sides of the mask.
- Mask is for wearing so make sure you don't hang your mask over the neck.
- If your mask is wet then change is immediate. It is because it stops working.
- While removing the mask don’t touch its outer infected side.
- After this, promptly throw the mask into a close dustbin or bin and clean your hand with soap immediately before wearing the other mask.
