of January 29, 2020
Recommendations about application of masks among the population, in the conditions of care of the diseased at home and in case of delivery of health care in the context of the outbreak of new coronavirus (2019-nok)
Introduction
This document contains operational recommendations about use of medical masks among the population, at home and in medical institutions in regions from which messages on the flashes caused by new coronavirus of 2019 (2019-nok) arrived. It is intended for specialists in the field of public health care and prevention of infections / infectious control (PIIK), organizers of health care, health workers and communal medical and sanitary workers. The document will be updated in process of receipt of additional data.
Taking into account information which is available now it is supposed what 2019-nok can be transferred from the person to the person in the respiratory and drop and contact way. Any person who is in close contact (within 1 meter) with person showing respiratory symptoms (for example, sneezing, cough etc.) risks to be affected by potentially infectious drops of the patient separated from airways.
Medical masks are surgical or procedural masks, flat or pleated (some of them have the cup-shaped form), which are fixed to the head by means of elastic bands.
General recommendations
Wearing medical mask is one of preventive measures for restriction of distribution of certain types of respiratory infections, including 2019-nok, in the struck areas. However use of mask as single means is not enough for ensuring adequate level of protection, it is also necessary to accept also others, at least important measures. For prevention of transfer of 2019-nok from the person to the person along with application of mask it is necessary to follow rules of hygiene of hands and to observe other requirements of PIIK. Specialists of WHO developed management on providing PIIK in the conditions of care of the diseased at home (2) and in case of delivery of health care 3 in case of suspicion of infection of 2019-nok.
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