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Double mask for twice the safety, says Noor Hisham

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Health DG shares advice on different ways to wear masks for better protection.

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The US CDC infographics on mask-wearing that health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah posted.

KUALA LUMPUR:
Double-masking or wearing a cloth mask on top of a medical-grade mask helps filter more particles than wearing a single cloth mask alone, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Sharing information through infographics on his Twitter account, he said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s study concludes that double-masking can substantially reduce the wearer’s exposure to Covid-19.

“Although it’s not mandatory together with the face shield, it gives maximum protection,” said Noor Hisham.

According to another infographic he shared, an unknotted surgical mask blocks 56.1% of particles, a cloth mask holds back 51.4% , a knot and tucked surgical mask 77% and double-masking 85.4%.

Always pair a surgical and cloth mask for double-masking, and avoid wearing a similar type of mask for double-masking, according to the infographic.

Another infographic shows that no doubling up is required for the N95 mask as it is the gold standard and it can seal the face and filters 95% of particles.

Yesterday, the total daily Covid-19 cases recorded in the country continued to reach another peak with 7,857 cases reported in the past 24 hours and 59 deaths recorded, taking the death toll to 2,491.

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