The Medicinal and Botanical Medicines Registration and Control Department at the Ministry of Health issued a decision banning the import of masks with a valve, reports Al-Rai daily. Based on the Infection Prevention and Sterilization Department’s statement, the above mentioned type of mask does not comply with the standards for medical masks.
The Infection Prevention and Sterilization Department announced that it does not recommend the use of masks with a valve or one-way filter valve as a way to curb the spread of corona, because this type of mask allows exhaled air to exit in order to give a feeling of comfort to the user without this air being exposed to the filter.
The department pointed out this type of mask could provide protection from SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19, but it cannot prevent transmission of the virus from the wearer to others – meaning this mask may not be effective in terms of controlling the source of the virus.
Source- Arab Times.
