Jun 11, 2020 by Dr. Manjinder Sandhu
In it’s new guidelines released on the 5th of June 2020, WHO said “Masks can be used either for the protection of healthy individuals (worn to protect oneself when in contact with an infected individual) or for Source Control (worn by an infected individual to prevent onward transmission).”
COVID -19, when declared a pandemic by WHO in February 2020, knew a very little about the virus. It’s transmission, its behaviour and the repercussions it’ll leave in the coming year; no body knew its fate. However, with months passing and a lot of scientists working on developing a vaccine and medicine for the virus, WHO came up with new guidelines for FACE MASKS – advising it to be worn in public to stop its spread, which has caused over 6.7 million cases worldwide with a death toll of nearly 400,000
In a statement at a recent press conference, WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the body has updated its guidance keeping in mind evolving evidence. “WHO has developed this guidance through a careful review of all available evidence, and extensive consultation with international experts and civil society groups.”
While wearing a mask, make sure the it seals your face properly at the curvature of the nose and cheek bones as air will always find a way through these gaps.