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These are the new WHO recommendations for fabric covers

EFE.- The World Health Organization (WHO) today published several tips on the use of fabric covers before the Covid-19 Pandemia, in which, among other things, it recommended the use of those who have triple cape and do not haveValves.

Of the three layers, the interior in contact with the mouth should be of absorbent cotton, the intermediate of polypropylene, and the exterior can be of this same second material or of a moisture resistant polyester, the WHO explained in its weekly epidemiological report.

The organization also recommends examining the mask container to check if it has been tested in the laboratory, if you guarantee at least 70% filtration of small drops, and if you retain its properties for at least 5 washes.

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Estas son las nuevas recomendaciones de la OMS para los cubrebocas de tela

On the other hand, WHO emphasizes that not only should the filtration capacity of the covers be taken into account, but their adaptation to the face (they must cover not only the nose and mouth, but also the chin without leaving openings) and that allowBreathe well to use them.

In this sense, the agency warns that using 2 fabric masks at the same time can lead to certain risks, since it could hinder so much user's breathing that, often, have to remove it to recover the breath.

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This type of non -medical covers should be stored in plastic bags or other safe wrappers before or after use, and washed with soap and detergent, preferably at 60 degrees.

As an alternative, it can be washed with water at room temperature and soap, although the WHO recommends leaving the mask in boiling water for a minute.

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