Tangshan Zunhua City issued an initiative to scientifically standardize the wearing of masks

Scientific and standardized wearing of masks and personal protection proposal

Friends from the general public: Winter is currently the season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases. Wearing masks scientifically and regulated is to reduce the risk of the spread of the new coronavirus. , an effective measure to prevent the spread of the epidemic, reduce cross-infection among the public, and protect the health of the people. It is also the simplest, most convenient, and most economical prevention and control measure. In order to protect public health and guide the public to take personal protection, the Municipal Health Care Office and the Municipal Health Bureau now propose the following initiatives:

1. Please insist on wearing a mask in the following places and situations

1. Persons and their contacts who have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, fatigue, loss of smell and taste, nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis, myalgia and diarrhea.

2. People infected with COVID-19 and their contacts who have been quarantined in centralized isolation, discharged and recovered.

3. Close contacts of confirmed cases and asymptomatic infected persons and close contacts of close contacts.

4. Medical institution staff and medical, visit or accompanying personnel.

5. Immigration personnel.

6. Service staff, security personnel, cleaning staff, and staff providing services at designated quarantine points.

7. Staff and customers of aquatic products, frozen food, agricultural and sideline products wholesale markets and other places.

8. Staff at highway entrances and exits and other frequently moving traffic stations.

9. Civil aviation, highway passenger transport, buses, taxis, online ride-hailing and other public transport operators, passengers and site staff.

10. Workers in shopping malls, supermarkets, shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, canteens, hotels and other public service places.

11. When not eating in restaurants or canteens. 12. Staff and persons entering government halls, banks, libraries and other places.

13. Staff and customers in closed places such as pharmacies, barber shops, beauty salons, theaters, entertainment halls, Internet cafes, karaoke OKs, fitness gyms, dance halls, etc.

14. On-duty personnel, cleaning staff, canteen staff and other service personnel and kindergarten teachers in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, technical secondary schools and other campuses.

15. Personnel and staff participating in meetings, trainings, competitions and other activities held in confined spaces.

16. People in parks, squares, stadiums and other outdoor places who cannot maintain a safe social distance of more than 1 meter.

17. Staff and outsiders in crowded places such as nursing homes, welfare homes, and detention centers.

18. Takeaway delivery personnel, couriers, and postal delivery persons.

19. Other people who are active in poorly ventilated or crowded places and those who must wear masks in accordance with industry management regulations.

20. Staff members of the city’s party and government agencies, enterprises, institutions, and social groups must take the lead in wearing masks scientifically.

21. Industries, positions and situations where masks must be worn according to industry requirements.

2. Please wear masks scientifically

1. It is recommended to use disposable medical masks, medical surgical masks or masks with higher protection levels.

2. Wear the mask correctly, make sure the mask covers your mouth, nose and chin, and the nose clip should be pressed tightly.

3. Avoid touching the inside and outside of the mask with your hands when wearing it. Take off the mask by removing the strings at both ends.

4. The mask must be replaced in time when it becomes dirty, deformed, damaged or smells bad. The cumulative wearing time of each mask should not exceed 8 hours.

5. It is not recommended to reuse masks that have been used on cross-regional public transportation or in hospitals and other environments.

6. Masks that need to be reused should be hung in a clean, dry, and ventilated place when not in use.

7. If you feel suffocated, short of breath or other discomfort while wearing a mask, you should immediately go to an open and ventilated place to remove the mask.

8. Carry spare masks when going out and store them in the original packaging bag or a clean storage bag to avoid squeezing and deformation so that they can be used when people gather or have close contact with other people.

9. Please do not throw away used masks at will. Used masks should be disposed of as other garbage.

10. It is recommended that families keep a small amount of particle protective masks and medical protective masks as backup.

3. Please develop good personal hygiene and health habits

1. Wash your hands frequently. Wash your hands before meals and after going to the toilet, touching public items, and before touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.

2. Always ventilate. At least 2 times a day, half an hour each time, to reduce the concentration of harmful substances and keep the air fresh.

3. Scientific disinfection. In indoor spaces, frequently touched door handles, computer keyboards, living utensils, etc. should be disinfected frequently, using scientific disinfection methods and standardizing the use of disinfection supplies.

4. No meals. Separate meals with chopsticks and use public chopsticks and spoons to maintain a safe distance to prevent cross-infection through saliva.

5. Gather less. Go less to crowded places and avoid crowded trips and activities.

6. Keep a safe distance. Keep a safe distance of more than 1 meter between people.

7. Reject game. Observe laws and regulations, refuse to eat wild animals, and prevent diseases from entering through the mouth.

8. Seek medical attention as soon as possible if you have symptoms. If you have any physical symptoms such as fever, cough, chest tightness, diarrhea, fatigue, etc., please seek medical advice as soon as possible.

IV. Please dispose of discarded masks correctly

1. Do not discard used masks at will, and do not put removed masks directly into bags or pockets.

2. Masks used by healthy people should be disposed of in accordance with the requirements for domestic waste classification.

3. People who have symptoms of fever, cold, cough or other suspected symptoms of COVID-19 should put the used mask into a garbage bag and seal it, and wash or disinfect their hands immediately. For the health of you and others, let us all take active actions. Party members, cadres, and personnel of enterprises and institutions in the city must set an example and take the lead, and strive to be "practitioners" and "supervisors" who consciously and correctly wear masks. ", "propaganda", comprehensively improve the public's awareness of consciously and correctly wearing masks, develop good habits of scientific and standardized wearing of masks, comprehensively carry out normal epidemic prevention and control work in our city, and make every effort to protect people's life safety and health.

Zunhua City Health Care Office

Zunhua City Health Bureau

November 17, 2021