The COVID-19 infection is increasing in an uncontrolled manner. It is important to pay attention to smaller details, which may be causing the infection to worsen. The N-95 masks with air vents are posing a new threat in preventing the spread of the infection. The Director-General of Health Services has clarified that the use of N-95 masks (with respiratory valves) by the general public, other than the designated health workers, is detrimental to the measures adopted for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
This was declared as the N-95 masks do not prevent the virus from escaping out. The Health Ministry has reiterated that an asymptomatic person’s propensity to other individuals is higher when a person wears a valved N-95 mask. The ministry of health has called this COVID-19 scenario an evolving situation, and new facts can be introduced to change the current advisory. The ministry has…
