The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines regarding the use of masks. The CDC urges the public not to use it masker exhaust or a mask that has a vent and valve.
“Masks with one-way valves or vents allow the exhaled air to escape through the opening. This allows the exhaled breathing spray to reach other people and potentially spread the virus. COVID-19, “wrote the CDC.
Related to this, a pulmonologist from the Friendship Hospital, Dr. Diah Handayani, SpP, said that the community should use it cloth mask only in daily activities. “The three-layer cloth mask is actually cotton, because it has tighter pores than other materials,” said Dr. Diah to detikcom, Friday (14/8/2020).
dr Diah explained that cloth masks that use other materials may not have pores as tight as cotton. In addition, also avoid cloth masks that have many folds because they will increase the risk of masks ‘catching’ germs that cause disease.
“Because each curve can accommodate germs from outside, that’s why it must be kept clean,” he said.
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