associate Professor of infectious diseases RUDN Sergey Voznesenskiy questioned the effectiveness of reusable medical masks. According to him, any protection used at least once, should be disposed of.
ascension reminded that all masks are divided into three classes of protection (FFP1-3), but in any case they can be used only once.
“Any medical mask that was worn one time, even if it is after 30 minutes was removed, should be, in theory, be disposed of,” – said the expert RIA Novosti. According to him, in everyday conditions is enough to wrap it in a plastic bag and discard in regular garbage.
To the question about the use of reusable masks, including rag and designer, expert reacted very skeptical. Ascension is not sure that such a product can be disinfected properly.
meanwhile, academician Vitaly Zverev said that the coronavirus is not retained on the surface for a long time, so wearing gloves is useless and even harmful. According to him, this can lead to fungal diseases. The expert also told about the negative consequences of prolonged wearing of masks.
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