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Covid-19: Here's why N95 masks with respirators are not recommended

According to the latest notification by the government, there are higher chances of coronavirus spreading from asymptomatic people to uninfected persons through N95 masks which have respiratory valves

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The government of India has cautioned against the use of N95 masks with valved respirators, claiming that there are higher chances of coronavirus spreading from asymptomatic people to uninfected persons through them.

The Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) has also alluded to the inappropriate use of N95 masks with valved respirators by the public.

"It is to bring to your knowledge that the use of valved respirator N95 masks is detrimental to the measures adopted for preventing the spread of coronavirus as they don't prevent the virus from escaping out of the mask," DGHS Rajiv Garg said.

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