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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
It's getting a bit crazy out there. In the first presser, Carrie Lam said the government will work with Chinese manufacturers after new years to obtain mask supplies in HK. People took that to mean they were doing what they did in Macau, providing everyone with masks to prevent an outbreak.
Today they came out and said that was just a rumor. They won't be providing anyone with anything at this point. This led to even more panic buying
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/sta...14596600844290
It's one of those weird situations, where people are doing the right thing (everyone wearing masks) for the wrong reason (they think it stops them from getting sick). You don't want to tell them that, because you want everyone in a mask in case they get sick (this is where masks ARE effective). But at the same time, you feel bad that people are going crazy trying to get masks. |
That is correct, it is more important to prevent spread of virus than to try protect oneself.
A reminder that the virus is transmitted through the mouth nose eye, you don’t even have to have someone cough in your face, as long as your hands are contaminated and you touch your face, you could potentially be infected.
Below is a link to the precautions that healthcare professionals should take:
http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery..._25_2020v3.pdf
Note even a healthcare professional is only required to use N95 in aerosol generating procédure, and during normal care, only droplet and contact precaution is required. Unless you in close proximity to a patient for extended period of time, a mask is not required as part of prevention.
VCH droplet and contact precautions signs:
http://ipac.vch.ca/Documents/Additio...20VCH.0431.pdf
If it hasn’t been sad, surgical mask are only one time use, and needs to be changed after it’s wet
https://www.primed.ca/clinical-resou...ion-standards/
Lastly a hand washing guide
http://www.vch.ca/Documents/How-to-handwash-poster.pdf