Common mistakes when wearing face masks

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Published on April 12, 2020 - Duration: 01:40s
Common mistakes of wearing face masks during the pandemic.

Common mistakes when wearing face masks

FROM THE CDC...TO GOVERNOR SISOLAK.BUT DO YOU KNOW THE RIGHT WAYTO DO IT?

REPORTER ANDREWRAMOS FROM OUR SISTER STATIONIN NEW YORK FOUND COMMONMISTAKES YOU NEED TO AVOID.FACEMASKS ARE A NEW NORMANYWHERE YOU TURN THE BIGGESTMISCONCEPTION WHEN IT COMES TOWEARING A MASK, ONE EXPERTSAID, IS WHO IT'S PROTECTING."THE BENEFIT FOR A FRONTLINEWORKER IS NOT TO CATCHCORONAVIRUS," EXPLAINED DR.DYAN HES, MEDICAL DIRECTOR ATGRAMERCY PEDIATRICS."THE BENEFIT OF A FACE MASK ASAN INDIVIDUAL WALKING DOWN THESTREET IS NOT TO SPREADCORONAVIRUS." THE NEWYORK-BASED PEDIATRICIAN INSISTSTHAT FOR GOOD COVERAGE, MENNEED TO LOSE THE FACIAL HAIRAND WOMEN NEED TO SCALE BACK ONTHE MAKEUP.IT INTERFERES WITH THE CHEMICALMAKE UP OF THE MASK BECAUSELIP GLOSS GETS ON IT OR THE EYEMAKE UP GET STUCK ON IT ANDTHEN IT BECOMES DIRTY ANDINEFFECTIVE," HES SAID OTHERCOMMON MISTAKES INCLUDE: A MASKTHAT DOESN'T COVER THE NOSE ORLEAVES YOUR CHIN EXPOSEDREPEATEDLY TOUCHING ANDFIDGETING WITH THE MASK, AS ITSHOULD ONLY BE HANDLED BY THESTRAPS ALLOWING THE MASK TOHANG FROM YOUR FACE, AS THATMAY HARBOR BACTERIA HESSUGGESTS STORING MASKS IN APAPER LUNCH BAG, ALLOWING 24HOURS BETWEEN USES.ANOTHER IMPORTANT THING TOREMEMBER: A MASK IS JUST ONEPART OF THE LARGER PROTECTIONSTRATEGY.THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TOPROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS ISTO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCINGAND FREQUENTLY WASH YOUR HANDS.ANDREW RAMOSTWO TECH GIANTS...TEAMING UP TO TRACKCOVID-19...

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