French health Minister Olivier Véran confirmed that “it will be recommended that homemade masks no longer be used.” The French government will issue a decree. The measure is intended to counter the maximum infectious power of the British variant of the virus.
Le Parisien reports that the French population has ended up sewing their own masks at Home. As recommended by the French High Commission for Public Health (HCSP) earlier this week, the use of home-made masks and masks made of Category 2 fabric are now prohibited. According to Olivier Véran, these masks are too permeable for the British variant of the virus, which is more contagious and arguably even more extremely powerful.
The High Commission for Public Health believes that the first category of masks used by the general public, which can filter out more than 90 percent of virus particles, is sufficient to prevent the Epidemic. The Minister of Health explained that there is no need to transition to surgical masks or FFP2 masks.
The High Commission on Public Health recommended that from now on, the population should stop using home-made masks, and now I recommend the same. Because it does not have enough filtration capacity. “. If category 1 masks block at least 90 percent of 3 micron particles, category 2 masks block only 70 percent, and all other protective masks not approved or sewn at home do not have any blocking capacity and are therefore banned.
It was a sudden shift for millions of French people who had to hastily find ways to make their own masks during the spring outbreak, when masks were in short supply. Most of these masks, which are not certified by the authorities, are now out of fashion. Jean-Paul Hamon, honorary president of the French doctors’ union, did not hide his dissatisfaction, saying, “”So, now, the people are going to remove the masks? How do they know if the masks they buy are Type I or Type 2 masks? Frankly, the government has he better things to do …… is it should concentrate on addressing the issue of vaccine stockpile levels.
How do you get yourself the right mask starting today? Minger, a pharmacist at St. Mission Grace, explains: “The only way to check if a mask is approved is to look at the logo on the package. We sell them in our pharmacy, but fewer people buy them. We mainly sell surgical masks.” Surgical masks are sold back to their initial price of about 10 cents per piece. And Category 1 masks sell for between 5 and 10 euros a piece and can be washed 5 to 50 times. The pharmacist added: “It is necessary to wash them in hot water at 60 degrees and dry them correctly, and each description is recorded differently.
Olivier Véran also also used his interview Time on TV 1 TF 1 to announce: “45 million masks will be distributed to 7 million French people who cannot afford to buy their own masks, and these are masks belonging to category 1.
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