Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

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  • Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in healthcare settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
    https://www.who.int/publications-detail/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-

    This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, health care managers, health care workers (HCWs), and community health workers. This updated version includes a section on Advice to decision makers on the use of masks for healthy people in community settings.

    20 avril, le truc est toujours en ligne.
    https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1274280/retrieve

    Studies of influenza, influenza-like illness, and human
    coronaviruses provide evidence that the use of a medical
    mask can prevent the spread of infectious droplets from an
    infected person to someone else and potential contamination
    of the environment by these droplets. 13 There is limited
    evidence that wearing a medical mask by healthy individuals
    in the households or among contacts of a sick patient, or
    among attendees of mass gatherings may be beneficial as a
    preventive measure. 14-23 However, there is currently no
    evidence that wearing a mask (whether medical or other types)
    by healthy persons in the wider community setting, including
    universal community masking, can prevent them from
    infection with respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.

    Medical masks should be reserved for health care workers.
    The use of medical masks in the community may create a
    false sense of security, with neglect of other essential
    measures, such as hand hygiene practices and physical
    distancing, and may lead to touching the face under the masks
    and under the eyes, result in unnecessary costs, and take masks away from those in health care who need them most,
    especially when masks are in short supply.
    Persons with symptoms should:
    • wear a medical mask, self-isolate, and seek medical
    advice as soon as they start to feel unwell. Symptoms can
    include fever, fatigue, cough, sore throat, and difficulty
    breathing. It is important to note that early symptoms for
    some people infected with COVID-19 may be very mild;
    • follow instructions on how to put on, take off, and
    dispose of medical masks;
    • follow all additional preventive measures, in particular,
    hand hygiene and maintaining physical distance from
    other persons.

    Sauf qu’on met des #masques DIY, qu’on envoie moins de virus dans l’atmosphère et qu’on ne vas pas arrêter de se laver les mains parce qu’on est met un masque, faut arrêter de prendre les gens pour des imbéciles. Et devant une maladie avec gros temps de latence et moitié d’asymptomatiques, et pas de tests, ben on doit faire comme si on était malades par mesure de prévention.

    Pourquoi on a encore cette discussion (truc posté hier sur Twitter) ?

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    Who’s Wearing a Face Mask ? Women, Democrats and City Dwellers - The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/health/coronavirus-face-masks-surveys.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

    A Gallup poll found that only a third of Americans said they always wore a mask outside the home. Gender, political party and education level may play roles in the decision.

    Public health officials have recommended wearing masks in public when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.Credit...Desiree Rios for The New York Times