In a DZBB interview, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that valved masks were designed for industrial use to prevent construction workers from inhaling dust and other particles in worksites. READ:
The Food and Drug Administration warned the public against using valved masks as protection against the coronavirus, saying these were not designed for infection control.
In a DZBB interview, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said that valved masks were designed for industrial use to prevent construction workers from inhaling dust and other particles in worksites. “These are not medical or surgical masks, but industrial masks…. For example, if you’re sick and you wear them, your breathe can still escape from the valve. When we talk about infection control, these valve masks are not for that,” Domingo said in Filipino on Saturday, July 18.“The protection of [valved masks] is one way. The kind of protection we want for masks is two-way. If we are not sick, we won’t be infected and if we are sick, we won’t infect others,” he said.
Hospitals, meanwhile, have likewise advised the public to refrain from entering its premises if wearing valved masks as they do not offer ample protection against the virus.
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