The CDC is now recommending everyone wear non-medical face masks. We asked an ER doctor to walk us through how to wear a face mask or other type of covering.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering walking back on earlier advice they'd given about, and recommending them for everyone. That means we all need to take a course in how exactly to wear face masks most effectively.
This information is especially important, given that there's a serious shortage of store-bought masks, both the paper ones and the N95 ones . As a result, some officials including — Eric Garcetti, the major of Los Angeles — are saying to wear any face covering when leaving the house. “The face coverings do not have to be hospital-grade but need to cover the nose and mouth,” a
. “For example, bandannas, fabric masks, and neck gaiters are acceptable. Fabric covers and bandannas can be washed and used again.”We asked an ER doctor to walk us through how to wear a face mask or other type of covering. He gave us a five-point plan.First thing's first: Your hands need to be squeaky clean before you put on the mask, so wash and sanitize, says, MD, an emergency physician at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
recommends washing your"outside clothes" or any fabrics using the warmest appropriate water setting and to make sure to dry your items completely., especially if you're asymptomatic. But just like you can feel good about your efforts to social distance as a way to flatten the curve, you can feel good about your choice to mask up. “[Face masks] are a new mechanism of solidarity,” Dr. Sutton says. “You’re acting in the public’s interest to prevent spreading this virus.
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