Proper surgical masks can provide the best protection against the new
coronavirus, the Covid-19. Scientists in Hong Kong have released a video showing how people can make their own face masks with cheap household items, when you run out of face masks or can't find or afford them.
To make a mask, you will need: kitchen roll, strong tissue paper,
elastic bands, a hole punch, paper tape, scissors, plastic-coated steel
wire, a pair of glasses, plastic file folders and binder clips.
Scientific tests found these home-made masks can offer a certain extent of protection if one doesn’t have a mask at home.
They advise that to make the mask you must:
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean your items
Put one piece of kitchen roll, with proper hygiene certification, on top of another
Place a piece of tissue paper, which will act as the bottom layer of the mask, on top of the two pieces of kitchen roll
Cut the stack of paper into two
Use the paper tape to seal off the two sides of the mask
Make two holes at each sealed side with the punch
Attach the metallic wire with paper tape to the top edge of the mask to make the nose bridge wire
Tie four rubber bands through the holes on the mask’s sides
To make an added protective shield to sit on top of the mask you must:
Cut the file folder into two pieces
Attach one piece on the edge of the glasses with binder clips
The shield can be reused after disinfection for each usage
Protect yourself and help to fight the Covid-19 - Coronavirus !!!
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