The mask can protect against highly contagious viral infections (coronavirus, flu and others) with only short-term contact in public places. said Arguments and facts – Tomsk infectious diseases specialist, chief physician of the clinical diagnostic laboratory “Invitro-Siberia” Andrey Pozdnyakov.
“It can also be a highly effective barrier against other respiratory infections, such as bacterial infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae, pneumococcus, etc., such as whooping cough,” the doctor said.
According to Pozdnyakov, there is no point in wearing a mask on the street, those who are at risk of contracting respiratory diseases should wear it in closed areas. For example, overweight people, the elderly and patients with serious comorbid pathology. The infectious diseases expert added that the mask should not be worn for more than two hours and that it would be better to change it as often as possible.
At the end of September, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko reportedAt-risk citizens are required to wear masks in public places. He emphasized that anyone with symptoms of the disease should isolate themselves.
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