Mask use in the context of COVID-19 - Interim Guidance
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guide Dec 2020 ; 22 pages
Ed. OMS - Beirut
Downloadable format: PdF
(600 ko)
Abstract:
This document, which is an update of the guidance published
on 5 June 2020, includes new scientific evidence relevant to
the use of masks for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the
virus that causes COVID-19, and practical considerations. It
contains updated evidence and guidance on the following:
• mask management;
• SARS-CoV-2 transmission;
• masking in health facilities in areas with community,
cluster and sporadic transmission;
• mask use by the public in areas with community and
cluster transmission;
• alternatives to non-medical masks for the public;
• exhalation valves on respirators and non-medical masks;
• mask use during vigorous intensity physical activity;
• essential parameters to be considered when
manufacturing non-medical masks (Annex).
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Organisation Mondiale de la Santé - Beirut - Lebanon |
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