People are worried about not having proper masks. Whatever GoI has said is absolutely correct. Since we always want a white stamp of approval. Here is a research from McMaster University, which says the same.

According to the research the N95 respirator masks should be preserved for Docs/nurses&common medical masks like surgical ones are fine for all other COVID-19 treatment.A review of 4 trials on masks done between 1990&last month shows that using normal mask doesnt inc infection

The study has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by the publication Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses of the International Society for Infection and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases and is available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/irv.12745?af=R

However, the N95 respirators, designed to fit tight and prevent inhalation of small airborne particles, are best for procedures such as intubation or bronchoscopy when doctors must insert a tube through a patient's throat. So here the Dr needs more protection due2 proximity

Moreover, there is not convincing evidence that the loose-fitting medical masks are inferior to N95 respirators in protecting healthcare workers against viral respiratory infections during routine care during the pandemic

Although COVID-19 transmission is not fully understood, it's believed to be mainly through respiratory droplets, and the medical masks provide barrier protection for that, and prevent hand to face contact which shows the effectiveness of normal masks & help stock up N95

This is very important as we are running short of N95 which is very important for all healthworkers given their proximity. Therefore a normal mask will be more than enuf to safeguard the non healthworkers

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