Chandigarh to follow Centre’s directive on valved respirators

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Chandigarh, August 2

The Union Health Ministry has warned against the use of N95 masks with valve respirators. UT Health Secretary Arun Kumar Gupta stated that no special advisory will be issued on masks with valves and the Administration would follow the guidelines issued by the Centre.

Earlier, in a letter to all states and UTs, the DGHS, Dr Rajiv Garg, said, “N95 masks with valved respirators do not prevent the virus from spreading.” A doctor at PGI’s Covid-19 ward said, “Persons wearing valved masks are protected against the virus as the filter guards them. However, if infected persons wears the valved mask, others around them can contract the virus through the unfiltered air exhaled by them from the valve.” — TNS

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