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New variant Omicron has been detected in several countries, including Hong Kong. Valve masks are said to be one of the causes of transmission of this virus in Hong Kong, Mother.
Yuen Kwok Yung, a microbiologist from the University of Hong Kong reported a link between the Omicron-type COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong and the use of valve masks.
The Hong Kong health agency recently conducted an investigation into two people who were undergoing quarantine at the Regal Airport Hotel.
Reported Washington Post, the results of the investigation revealed that both patients wore valve masks when they traveled.
While undergoing quarantine, the patient was wearing a valve mask when he opened the hotel door to receive food from the staff. The use of valve masks is considered very selfish, Mother. The reason is, this mask only provides benefits for the wearer.
“The valve mask can filter the incoming air, but when the air is removed from the mask hole, this air is not filtered so it is not good,” said Yuen Kwok Yung to S.outh China Morning Post.
The 36-year-old man who stayed at the hotel is known to have just traveled from South Africa, which was the first place where the mutation of the Corona B.1.1.529 virus was found.
The Hong Kong Ministry of Health suspects that the flow of air coming out of the patient’s valve mask COVID-19 it causes the airflow around the patient to be ‘not good’.
Centre for Disease Control (CDC) The United States warns against wearing masks with valves or breathing vents. Valve masks are basically designed for construction workers to protect their breathing passages from dust and various materials on the project site.
“Therefore, the CDC does not recommend the use of masks for source control if the masks have valves or respiratory ventilation,” the CDC said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian government through the COVID-19 Handling Task Force also conveyed the same thing. Avoid using a mask that has an air valve, because it has the potential as a gap for the virus to enter.
Either cloth masks or medical masks can be a safe protector if their accuracy is increased in warding off viruses. See how on the next page, Mother.
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