Thread by @docbhooshan

#IndiaFightsCorona
#Masks4All
If you are not looking after #Covid19 patients or are not part of healthcare workforce, please don't try to get N95 masks. You don't need them. They are not re-usable with home cleaning.

Wear a cloth mask every time you step out of home.

MOST important part about wearing mask is - once you put it on, DON'T touch it. remove it directly when you reach home, put it for soak in soap water (for 30min) and wash your hands with soap BEFORE you touch ANYTHING else (after removing mask).

After a good soak, cloth mask can be washed and thoroughly dried in sun/dry place before using again. DO NOT reuse cloth mask without washing even on same day.

A handkerchief is a good option to cloth mask too as most of us have at least half a dozen of those.

Following steps are MORE important than just wearing a mask (even if it is N95) -
1. Do not step out of your home repeatedly. Restrict to visit to grocery store once in 2-3 days only.
2. Maintain 6 feet distance from the next person. Do NOT enter a space/shop that ignores this.

3. Do NOT touch your mask.
4. Wash your hands as soon as you return home/touch anything from "outside"
5. Avoid excessive handling of wares at shops/vegetable vendors. Your usual "thorough examination" of stuff can wait for this pandemic to pass.

Please DO NOT leave home unless really necessary. Keep those visits short and on foot.
Stay Home, Stay Safe.
#IndiaFightsCorona