The National Health and Wellness Commission issued a guideline for the public and key occupational groups to wear masks (20021August).

Guidelines on wearing masks for the public and major occupational groups

(202 1 August edition)?

In view of the epidemic characteristics of mutant strains and people in COVID-19 at this stage, in order to further guide the public and key occupational groups to wear masks scientifically and protect themselves and others, the "Guidelines for Wearing Masks for the Public (Revised Edition)" was updated to form the "Guidelines for Wearing Masks for the Public and Key Occupational Groups (August Edition 202 1)". For people and scenes not covered in this guide, it is still implemented according to the Guide for Wearing Masks for Popular Science (Revised Edition).

The first is the general public.

(1) Scenes and situations requiring masks.

1. In crowded indoor places such as shopping malls, supermarkets, cinemas, venues, exhibition halls, airports, docks and public areas of hotels;

2. When taking a van elevator and public transportation such as airplanes, trains, ships, long-distance buses, subways and buses;

3. In crowded outdoor places such as open-air squares, theaters and parks;

4. When visiting a hospital or accompanying a doctor, receiving health checks such as body temperature detection, checking health code and registering travel information;

5. When symptoms such as nasopharyngeal discomfort, cough, sneezing and fever appear;

6. When restaurants and canteens are not eating.

(2) Mask selection and precautions.

Proper use, storage and cleaning of masks are the key to maintain the effectiveness of masks. It is recommended that the public choose disposable medical masks, surgical masks or masks with protection level above, and abide by the following provisions:

1. Wear a mask correctly, ensure that the mask covers the nose, mouth and chin, and the nose clip should be pressed tightly;

2. When the mask is dirty, deformed, damaged or smells, it should be replaced in time, and the cumulative wearing time of each mask should not exceed 8 hours;

3. It is not recommended to reuse masks that have been used in cross-regional public transport or hospitals;

4. Masks that need to be reused should be hung in a clean, dry and ventilated place when not in use;

5. If you feel suffocated and short of breath during wearing the mask, you should immediately go to an open and ventilated place to take off the mask;

6. Take a spare mask when going out and store it in the original packaging bag or clean storage bag to avoid extrusion and deformation. Abandoned masks are classified as other garbage disposal;

7. It is recommended that families keep a small amount of particulate matter protective masks * and medical protective masks for future use.

Second, key occupational groups

High-risk jobs and pollution diffusion introduced from abroad.

1. Work category.

(1) Cross-border truck, train transportation, loading and unloading posts;

(two) overseas frozen food processing, storage, loading and unloading, transportation and other cold chain transportation jobs;

(3) Responsible for drivers, flight attendants, cleaners and porters of inbound flights, trains and cars;

(4) Customs officers who supervise inbound and outbound means of transport, goods and postal articles;

(5) Airports, flights and other cleaning personnel, baggage handlers and other ground personnel.

2. Mask selection.

Wear an anti-particle mask during the whole work period *.

(2) Staff of medical institutions.

1. Personnel category.

(1) General contact personnel: including medical staff, security personnel, registration, medical guidance, fees, pharmacies and other personnel in outpatient and general wards;

(2) Personnel exposed to potential pollutants: cleaners, carers, plumbers, laboratory workers, etc.

(3) Staff in contact with patients or infected persons: medical staff in fever clinics and isolation wards, nasopharyngeal swab sampling personnel, etc.

2. Mask selection.

During work, the general contact personnel must wear medical surgical masks or masks with protection level above, the personnel exposed to potential pollutants must always wear particulate protective masks, and the staff exposed to patients or infected people must always wear medical protective masks.

(3) Service personnel in public places.

1. Personnel category.

Including flight attendants, security guards, salesmen, ticket sellers, police, chefs, hotel and restaurant waiters, couriers, cargo distributors, doormen, security guards, cleaners, etc.

2. Mask selection.

Wear a medical surgical mask or above at all times.

4 precautions.

1. The institutions that the above-mentioned personnel serve should provide them with mask products that can meet their work needs and meet relevant requirements.

2. All units should establish a strict supervision system and incorporate wearing masks into the unit rules and regulations and quality management system; Establish a mass supervision mechanism and set up a complaint hotline to find problems in time and implement rectification.

3. Each unit shall set up an independent storage device for discarded masks. Discarded masks in medical institutions are treated as medical waste.

Note: * Particulate matter protective mask refers to the product that meets the requirements of "disposable mask" in the standard of "Breathing Protective Self-priming Filter Anti-Particulate Matter Respirator" (GB2626-20 19) and has no exhalation valve. If there are special type requirements, the type and filtration grade should be marked in brackets, such as "particle-proof mask (KN95)". If it is not marked, it means all disposable masks.