Covid-19: Make sure you practice good hygiene measures
JOBURG – World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted a set of guidelines for people to use when wearing a mask.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted a set of guidelines for people to use when wearing a mask.
Christine Francis, a consultant for infection, prevention and control with WHO, said that a mask alone will not prevent a person from contracting coronavirus. She said that it needs to be combined with hand hygiene and other preventative measures.
Francis explained that those who choose to wear a mask need to ensure they discard of it properly and clean their hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
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Dr April Baller, who works with the WHO emergencies programme explained that people can practice good mask hygiene in the following ways:
• Before putting on a mask, clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
• Cover mouth and nose with mask and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask.
• Avoid touching the mask while using it; if you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
• Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use single-use masks.
• To remove the mask: remove it from behind (do not touch the front of mask); discard immediately in a closed bin; clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
Details: www.who.int
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