The face mask: How a real protection becomes a psychological symbol during Covid-19?
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2020Author
Goh, Yihui
Tan, Benjamin Y.Q.
Bhartendu, Chandra
Ong, Jonathan J.Y.
Sharma, Vijay K.
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‘The Mask’ has become a byword and a precious possession universally. Except for its use by the medical fraternity, answers to the common questions-whether it provides enough protection, which type is optimal for the
general public and who really needs to don it, remain poorly understood. For a frontline healthcare worker,
wearing mask is a necessity as an important person protection equipment, it is perhaps the most-powerful
psychological symbol for the general public. Surprisingly, it even undermines all other recommended practices
of infection control and breaking the transmission chain of Covid-19, like hand washing, personal hygiene and
social distancing. ‘The mask’ has evolved with time and yet there is a need to further improve the design for
safety, tolerability and comfort. In this review we present the journey of face mask, originating from the first
masks aimed at stopping the bad smell to its industrial use to its all-important place in the medical field. Various
types of face masks, their filtration efficiency, reusability and current recommendations for their use are presented.
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Face mask; Personal protection equipment; Filtration efficiency; Reusability; Covid-19; Infection controlLink to resource
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