Multiple studies have shown that surgical masks (the ones most commonly worn ... it seemed that many more people were wearing them than decades before. When I asked, I was again told that people ...

PETALING JAYA: There is only one way to wear a surgical mask correctly, and that is with the coloured side facing outside. And it doesn’t matter if you are wearing the mask because you are sick ...

"People that would normally wear a mask, like cancer patients going ... with the CDC guidelines for making an effective face mask if surgical masks and N95 masks were unavailable during a viral ...

Some hospitals have restricted visitor numbers while others are encouraging people to wear surgical masks to limit the spread of viruses. There are about 5,000 patients in hospital with flu in ...

Disposable surgical masks are also made of non-woven fabric ... with one notable exception: The CDC cautions people not to wear masks with built-in valves or vents. Masks with one-way valves ...

Brown University Health is making people mask up in its hospitals ... 22. “Staff will wear a Level 2 surgical mask (or N95 if appropriate), covering the nose and mouth while providing patient ...