We all know that masks are an item in short supply these days, and many places can't buy masks anymore, especially the hardest hit areas of the new coronavirus, such as Wuhan and the surrounding areas of Wuhan. Then the mask with alcohol sterilization can be used again? Here let's look at it specifically!
mask with alcohol disinfection can still be usedGenerally not recommended to use alcohol disinfection.
For the general family, we recommend high temperature disinfection, relatively simple, safe and effective.
1. Boil water in a pot.
2. Put the used masks on the steaming rack to steam (the masks do not come into contact with water, similar to steaming bread) for more than 3 minutes.
3. Place the steamed masks in a clean container to dry. Remember to use it only when it is dry!
Points of use of the mask Not to go to the hospital mask use time can be appropriately extendedYesterday, the National Health Commission held a press conference, the Chinese CDC deputy director Feng Zijian, wearing a mask personal prevention is first based on the risk of personal exposure to disease to consider.
Healthcare workers should wear and replace masks according to the regulationsAs we all know, direct care and service to patients of the medical staff is the highest risk, they should be strictly in accordance with the requirements of the hospital infection protection to wear in line with the biosafety level, in line with the requirements of infection prevention and control of masks or other personal protective equipment, equipment.
The general public should be selectiveOthers should also be selective and considerate, if they want to go to a public **** place, take public **** transportation, this time it is recommended to wear a mask. If you are alone, driving your own car, or taking a walk by yourself, there is no particularly dense contact with people, you can also not wear a mask, because the risk of infection in this case is very low. Because the disease is spread through close contact, droplet transmission, if there is no such situation, in fact, wearing a mask is not necessary.
Respiratory tract infections should be worn as requiredThere is also a situation where there is a fever, respiratory symptoms, acute upper respiratory tract infections, whether at home in a self-isolated state, or to the hospital, the need to take transportation, this time to wear a mask.
The general public wearing masks do not have to change at any timeDo not have to wear masks in every place, every situation, we should have such a risk judgment, the public wearing masks do not have to change at any time.
How to deal with used up masks
Guangdong Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department issued an emergency notice on strengthening the management of waste masks to do a good job of new coronavirus infection of pneumonia prevention related work, to make provisions:
1. In the health care institutions, the waste masks should be put directly into the medical waste garbage bags, as medical waste collection and disposal.
2. For the daily use of masks by ordinary people, according to the requirements of the classification of household waste, can be directly thrown into the "other waste" barrels, prohibited recycling and sorting.
3. For people with fever, cough, phlegm, sneezing symptoms, or people who have been in contact with such people, the notice points out that the discarded masks can be thrown into the garbage bag, and then use 5% of 84 disinfectant according to the ratio of 1:99, sprinkled to the masks to be processed. If there is no disinfectant solution can use a sealed bag or plastic bag, the waste masks sealed into the "other garbage" barrel.
4. For patients with pneumonia and their caregivers with suspected novel coronavirus infection, the used masks should be collected and disposed of as infectious medical waste when they are seen or investigated for disposal.
How to choose a maskChoose medical surgical masks or N95 medical protective masks produced by regular manufacturers. Nursing masks, cotton masks, sponge masks are not recommended.
The new coronavirus is very small, can a mask block it?
Common modes of transmission of respiratory viruses include close contact at close range and droplet transmission at a distance. Wearing a mask can effectively block droplets and prevent viruses from entering the body directly.
It is not necessary to wear a KN95 or N95 mask, but a general surgical mask can also block the virus from entering the respiratory tract when it is on the droplets.