Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 13 - (Reporter Pengyun Jia, Mu Tetsujo) National health committee will be released on the 13th version of "public and key occupational groups wear masks Guidelines (August 2021 edition)", the public wearing masks new requirements : For the general public, in addition to wearing masks in confined places, they also need to wear masks when they are in crowded open air squares, theaters and parks and other outdoor places
Committee member Since July of this year, the local clustered epidemic caused by overseas imports has spread to many provinces.
In order to increase the protection awareness of the public and key occupational groups and prevent the risk of epidemic transmission, the National Health Commission has revised the guidelines for the public and key occupational groups to wear masks to further strengthen the protection requirements
In the new version of the guidelines for wearing masks, key occupational groups mainly involve three groups of people at high risk of overseas import and pollution transmission, medical institution staff and public place service personnel, and put forward relevant requirements for key occupation groups to wear masks
——Staff with high risk of importing and spreading pollution from abroad, with special emphasis on overseas cold chain food, transportation-related customs staff, cleaners, porters, drivers and other positions to strengthen protection, and wear particulate protective masks throughout the work period to prevent passages.
——Medical institution staff, in addition to the key protection of medical staff, staff in direct contact with patients or infected persons, those who are exposed to potential pollutants, such as cleaners, nurses, plumbers, laboratory workers, etc.
——Service personnel in public places, such as flight attendants, police officers, and couriers, used to be required to wear disposable medical masks.
In addition, the guidelines recommend that the public keep some high-level masks daily at home.
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