face mask
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Here’s How You Should Clean Your Cloth Mask
If you don’t handle and wash your mask correctly, you may infect yourself or others by touching the contaminated mask.
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Does Your DIY Face Mask Actually Work?
If a surgeon arrived at the operating theatre wearing a DIY mask they had made that morning from a tea towel, they would probably be sacked. This is because the equipment used for important tasks, such as surgery, must be tested and certified to ensure compliance with specific standards. But anyone can design and make…
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How to Make a Face Mask Without a Sewing Machine
With the recent outbreaks of COVID-19 across Sydney and Victoria, people are heading out to restock on hand sanitiser and face masks in droves. While we’re not entirely certain of what the future holds, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared this time (especially if you went weeks without toilet paper last time). Online sellers and…
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How Different Face Masks Work
Australia’s chief medical officer Paul Kelly has recommended people in Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire wear face masks when leaving the house: […] If people have symptoms and they need to go for a test, for example, which we would definitely encourage, they should wear a mask. Other people, where physical distancing cannot be guaranteed, they…