How to Wear Mask to Protect From Covid-19 Pandemic

We all are wearing a mask to protect ourselves from the deadly coronavirus. We are afraid of being tested positive from the Covid-19 and for being quarantined. There are certain rules, regulations, and hygiene to be followed for wearing a mask, to protect from the coronavirus.

1st the thing is ‘when to use mask’?
Few people are wearing it at home, even if they are alone.
You have to wear a mask-
1. If you are taking care of a person with suspected 2019-nCoV infection, even if you are healthy still you have to wear.
2. If you are coughing or sneezing.
3. If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose off it properly.

Now the question arises, how to wear a mask?
It should be placed over the nose, mouth, and chin in such a way that there should be no gaps.

Precautions or safety measures-
1. Before putting up the mask, your hand should be either washed with soap or be sanitized with the alcohol-based disinfectant.
2. Do not touch the mask again and again, if you do then clean your hands with alcohol-based disinfectant.
3. It should not be left hanging from the neck.
4. It should be changed every 6 hours as soon as it gets wet.
5. While removing the mask, it should be removed from the back and directly thrown to the dustbin.
6. After removing the mask your hands should be washed properly, to avoid the virus.
The deadly virus has taken 10 lives in India and globally above 16,000. People who are tested positive are 492 in India and globally above 4 lacs. But the positive aspect is few are recovering too.

By: Suvarna Gupta

Content- https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks