World Health
Organization (WHO) is re-evaluating the use of medical and non-medical masks
for COVID-19.
The agency will
issue guidance and criteria to support countries in making that decision,
Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
said.
“As the COVID-19
pandemic continues, we recognize that individuals and governments want to do
everything they can to protect themselves and others. So do we,” he said at a
virtual press conference in Geneva.
The WHO already
recommends the use of medical masks by people who are sick and those who are
caring for a sick person at home.
Tedros told
reporters that if masks are worn, they must be used safely and properly.
Masks, he said,
should be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions, like
keeping distance, cleaning hands and avoiding touching face.
The WHO head also
highlighted that medical masks must be prioritized for health workers on the
front lines of the response.
“We know medical
masks can help to protect health workers, but they’re in short supply
globally,” he said.
He added that the
mass use of medical masks by the general population could exacerbate the
shortage.
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