Health

Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement on the 1st, H1N1 Type A influenza epidemic currently facing a grim situation, the proper use of masks can play a preventive effect, but if used improperly, it will increase the risk of infection. The statement said that the use of a mask for too long, will not be able to effectively resist the virus; if the method of extraction shall not be treated masks, but also hand and the face of the spread of the virus. The statement pointed out, wear a mask and can not be completely blocked virus spread among the crowd, and sometimes relax their vigilance so that the wearer, such as washing hands frequently ignored important measures of prevention, it is not recommended in the daily lives of healthy people often wear masks. The statement stressed that the influenza patients to wear masks outside, but also the attention of not coughing or sneezing in front of others, and Cover your mouth and nose, as far as possible away from the crowd in order to avoid transmission of the virus to others.