Facing the complicated situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, many people find to buy medical masks for disease prevention, so in the past Medical pages increased in price and became scarce. However, using medical masks is 100% guaranteed not to be infected or not; Moreover, if wearing a mask incorrectly, it can also counterproduce, even become a “nest of disease”.
Ms. VTTH, owner of the PT pharmacy on Nguyen Tat Thanh street (Ward 8, Ca Mau city) said: “The supply of medical masks is too high, so we do not pick up the goods. Regular customers who need and agree with the price from 280,000 VND to 300,000 VND / box of 50 can receive help, but not available. The price per box of medical masks is now 5-6 times higher than before”.
Some stores and drugstores also display signs saying “masks are not sold” or “out of masks” so that customers do not have to ask.
If medical masks are still scarce, the antibacterial fabric mask market is quite active. Ms. Thu Trang, owner of a shop on Ly Thuong Kiet Street (Ward 6, Ca Mau City), said fabric masks were bought by customers in large quantities.
About this, DR. Tran Quang Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, said that people should not be too confused, find and buy medical masks at all costs.
“If there are no medical masks, people can use cloth masks to replace and wash new everyday, as well as effective to prevent droplets.”, Dr. Khoa said.
The Ministry of Health affirmed that cloth masks also work to prevent drops like medical masks.
Talking about the quality of fabric masks, Dr. Khoa shared: “Medical officials and staff who do not directly approach patients are still using fabric masks.”
Fabric masks now have many types, Various colors, thin thicknesses, antibacterial or non-antibacterial, therefore buyers should refer to manufacturer’s instructions, origin and origin.Many
manufacturers advertise washable fabric masks many times, but according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, the number of washings is small, to avoid using it for too long.
According to Dr. Khoa, non-antibacterial fabric masks can still be used to protect yourself, avoid drops and spread if sick.
In the current complicated epidemic period, each resident should prepare for themselves at least 2 or 3 cloth masks, which should be used in turn when going to public places and washed and dried every day. Absolutely not leave them overnight, reuse immediately. Each mask will only provide a backup for 8 hours.
“Wearing a mask is not the only and absolute preventive measure, but it is important and necessary today that each person should wash their hands often, keeping a distance from each other so as not to catch drops of people they are exposed to. prevention of COVID-19”, Dr. Khoa recommended.
Regarding the supply of medical masks, Dr. The course added: There is no scarcity of masks for the health sector, there is still a supply source for medical facilities, but the number of supplies is not guaranteed once, but divided into many times as planned by the industry.
Current medical masks give priority to front lines, medical examination and treatment facilities, medical staff and business travel cases with suspected patients, so manufacturing and distribution companies give priority to medical facilities, leading to a shortage and scarcity in shops, businesses and pharmacies in the province.
