Covid-19, appeal by the World Health Organization regarding masks. The institute issues an important warning in view of these new difficult weeks with the epidemiological curve uphill.
Masks alone are not enough to protect us from Covid-19. The World Health Organization reiterates this through a spokesman who spoke to the microphones of AdKronos. The comment comes after the decisions of many Italian regions to reinsert the obligation of the mask outdoors, a decision deemed necessary given the rising epidemiological curve.
Covid-19, the WHO warning on the masks
The decision is correct, but the message that comes is clear: masks alone will not save us. It will rather serve “A complete package of prevention measures”. That is also the social distancing and all other necessary measures in times of emergency. “The guide recommends wearing masks in public spaces where it is impossible to physically distance yourself. But, regardless of the context in which they are worn, the masks alone will not protect us from Covid-19 “, in fact, highlights the expert.
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Rather the templates are part of “A comprehensive package of infection prevention and control measures including hand hygiene, cough and sneeze ‘label’ and physical distancing”. In the meantime, the situation is becoming more and more alarming in our territory: in fact 2,844 new positives at national level, with 27 total deaths.
Campania, with 401 new cases, is confirmed as the most infected region, surpassing even Lombardy now second with 393 new positives. Piedmont closes the sad podium with 279 new certified cases, followed by Veneto with 276. The second wave, unfortunately, begins to get to the heart. Now we will need extreme caution, even more so than before.
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