The Use of Masks When the Covid-19 Pandemic For Human Life.
The corona covid-19 virus pandemic is still not over. Now the number of people exposed throughout the world is increasing, every country is calling on its citizens to always take care of their health and follow government regulations regarding the treatment of the corona virus. Governments in all countries also encourage citizens outside their homes to wear masks. In order to reduce the number of spreads of the Covid-19 corona pandemic, people are encouraged to work, study, and worship from home. In addition, the use of masks is required when forced to leave the house. Whatever type of face mask is worn, the important thing to note is to make sure you use it the right way. This is nothing but to stay safe by avoiding mistakes.
Masks become the most important requirement in the Corona or Covid-19 pandemic as it is today. There are three types of masks, namely cloth masks, surgical masks, and N95 masks. Cloth masks can be used by the public when in public places and interacting with others. This mask can be made of cloth, a minimum of three layers, which can be used by the community and if it starts to get wet it can be replaced. While surgical masks are used for health workers or people who are sick. For N95 masks, it is the standard used by medical personnel when handling patients with a high risk of infection. N95 masks are emphasized for use by doctors and dental nurses. Considering there have been several doctors and dental nurses who died. So, how to use the right mask during the corona pvidemic Covid-19?
Avoid touching the front of the mask and the parts that come in contact with your nose and mouth. When wearing or removing a mask, you must use earloops or ear ties and, after use, do not adjust. After you take off the mask, do not touch your face at all until you wash your hands thoroughly. Masks should cover the mouth and nose and allow you to breathe comfortably. In most cases, the mask will drop under your chin and rest on your nose bridge. Make sure the mask is safe so it won't come off when you leave. Tightening your mask to minimize gaps will ensure the best protection and avoid it from coming down when you leave the house. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer at every stage of your mask. Starting from before wearing it, before removing it, and after removing it. As mentioned before, don't touch or adjust your mask afterwards. Face masks must be machine washed at 60 degrees Celsius with conventional detergents, not requiring any special disinfectants. You should keep the used mask in a plastic bag until you have the chance to wash it off.
Many daily activities and activities must stop and change completely because of the spread of the corona virus which is not well controlled. Efforts to undergo a regional quarantine policy are still being debated. But certainly, steps to do social-distancing continue to be encouraged to inhibit the spread of the virus. The policy of doing social-distancing or also commonly known as physical distancing actually aims to reduce the spread of viruses. If the spread of the virus can be suppressed, it is hoped that facilities and health workers can properly treat infected patients more optimally. Unfortunately, this has not yet been able to have such a large impact because the number of new positive cases in various countries is still rising.
That is why, experts continue to look for the best solution to overcome this problem. One way is to encourage the use of masks. If previously experts suggested using masks only by those who were sick, now they recommend that everyone wear a mask. This was not decided without a reason. The fact that many people are infected without showing symptoms poses a big threat to those at high risk. That is why, if everyone uses a mask, the hope of transmitting the virus from those who show no symptoms can be avoided.
The use of masks can inhibit the spread of the virus, masks can protect the respiratory tract from virus transmission. Because viruses can spread through sparks or droplets, microdroplets, and aerosols. Masks prevent people from breathing in microdroplets. High-risk microdroplets become corona virus transmission media. These small particles come out of the nose or mouth when we talk, sneeze, and cough. If the droplet falls directly to the floor or object, this is not the case with the microdroplet. But floating and moving according to air flow. That is why using a mask can prevent the spread of the virus through microdroplets.
What you should know, masks can protect you and people around you all at once. The reason, corona virus can infect a person without causing any symptoms or what is called asymptomatic. They will become carriers of the virus and can spread it to other people. Not a few people who experience these asymptomatic conditions. According to data from MedRxiv, 48 percent of infections that occur in Singapore are caused by these people. Well, if you don't want to be a source of corona virus transmission, you should use a mask, especially if you are in a public place.
So far we have heard that the most appropriate masks to prevent COVID-19 are health masks and N95. However, the mask should only be used by medical personnel. They are people who are at high risk for contracting the corona virus while treating patients so that they require high protection.
To avoid scarcity of goods, WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that the public use cloth masks. Despite their effectiveness under medical masks, they can still protect us from being infected and spreading the virus. Masks are now becoming indispensable items when conducting activities outside the home, their use is an obligation to reduce the spread of the corona virus alias Covid-19.