Wearing a mask has been part of our daily lives for almost a year. This act remains indeed today one of the best ways to fight against the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nevertheless, we too often make several mistakes regarding the use of the mask, so that its effectiveness is unfortunately not optimal.
Since the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, daily life in many countries has changed enormously. Curfew, confinement, barrier gestures, closures of many businesses, economic recession, etc. The democratization of wearing a mask is perhaps the most visible symbol of this pandemic. Indeed, with social distancing and hand hygiene, the mask is still and always one of the most effective means to fight the spread of the virus. However, the e-commerce platform Signs recently published a survey whose results are quite appalling. Many citizens would still make too many mistakes in their use of the mask.
The poll in question was about a thousand people in the United States. According to the results, 35% of respondents indicated not washing their hands before putting on their mask and 43.7% declared withdrawing it under the same conditions. 31.9% of respondents never wash their face after wearing a mask.
The poll highlighted another common mistake, arguably the most absurd of them all. Indeed, some people do not hesitate to share their mask with their loved ones! However, this act is the equivalent of an exchange of fluid between the different carriers. In times of a pandemic, this is the last thing to do. It is also possible to lend your fabric masks, but only after rigorous washing. Moreover, the survey reminds us that many owners of this type of mask do not wash them regularly enough. However, we recently mentioned the fact that it was more dangerous to put on a used mask than to wear nothing.
According to the survey, where you store your masks waiting to use them is also important. It's about finding a safe place where no one would be likely to manipulate them. In addition, fabric masks to be washed must be put in a plastic bag until washing in order to limit the risk of transmission. In addition, removed single-use masks should be placed in a trashcan . Here again, the lack of rigor is glaring.
Finally, let's mention yet another error, obviously counterproductive:wearing a mask under your nose , while wearing a mask does not prevent breathing. This has the effect of making it totally useless to protect yourself and others.
