Healthy Masking

  Before covid-19, people hardly wears mask. And still everyone is not wearing mask. After facing consequences of three waves of covid-19 people are not ready to wear mask. Much people had started using face masks but that enough, until everyone don't wear mask the spread of viruses, infections will not be stopped. During the covid-19 period, mask was one of the most important methods for prevention from covid-19 or corona virus. Government strictly said that not matter where are you going and for what you have to wear mask and follow social distancing to avoid the spread of covid-19. People who don't wear mask always have readymade excuses for why they don't wear mask? So now, today we will talk about:

• Benefits of Wearing Mask
• Types of mask
• How to wear mask properly
• What type of mask should be wear, and
• When to wear 
  
  
  

The all above mentioned points are important to know to adopt a healthy masking.

1. Benefits Of Wearing Mask

There are many benefits of wearing mask following are some of those benefits:

• Protect us from viruses, bacteria, infections, and other communicable diseases
• Prevents the spread of viruses, bacteria, and infection in the environment when you talk, sneeze etc.
• Different masks are used for different purposes, thus, wearing a right mask also prevent you from respiratory diseases and infections, and also from pollution

      2. Types Of Masks

Different masks are used to play different roles, thus, every mask has its own importance. Following are the different types of mask with different functions:

• N95 mask or other respirators
  
  
  

1. This mask is not recommended for general public use
2. It should be conserved for healthcare personnel
3. Healthcare worker who are treating patients with covid-19 only should wear such masks.

• Medical or Surgical masks
  
  
  

1. Can be wear at public places in some cases
2. Health care workers in clinical settings
3. People who are underlying health conditions.

• Reusable Clothe Mask
  
  
  

1. This is the best option for public wear
2. Clothe mask are needed to be washed daily.

• Disposable Mask

1. You can wear it in public
2. Best for people who are unable to wash their mask daily.

• Mask With Exhalation Valves

1. This mask is not recommended to wear
2. It doesn't stop prevention and protection against viruses, especially covid-19.

     3. How To Wear Mask Properly

There are some guidelines to wear a mask properly, because it is useless to wear mask on your chin because viruses enter to your body from you mouth and nose, not from chin.

1. Wear mask of tightly woven, breathable fabric
2. Mask should be of three layers atleast
3. If wearing reusable mask, wash your mask daily
4. Wear mask on both mouth and nose
5. Mask should cover your mouth properly, and its edges should be spread on your cheeks.

       4.When To Wear
With proper way, there is proper time to wear mask

• Don'ts

1. Don't wear mask while exercising, running,
2. Don't wear mask if you are working at places such as brick mills, or other heated areas

Because in such conditions your body doesn't get complete oxygen. Oxygen intake is lower then the need at this time. Thus it will be dangerous to wear mask in such conditions.

• Do's

1. Wear mask in public places
2. If you are suffer from cold, cough, fever or covid-19
3. Use right type of mask as per your need.