Kuwait has banned the import of valve-fitted face masks for medical facilities, according to Al Qabas newspaper reports.
Event Location
Kuwait , Kuwait
Start Time
09 September 2020, 12:00 AM
End Time
30 September 2020, 12:00 AM
Kuwait’s Health Ministry has banned importing valve-fitted face masks for medical facilities, saying they do not comply with medical standards, Al Qabas newspaper has reported.
“These masks are not fit for use in health utilities or indoor places,” Infection Control Directorate (ICD) was quoted as saying.
The ICD has advised against the use of masks fitted with a valve or a one-direction filter for protection from the new coronavirus. They can merely be worn while practising some industrial activities such as marble cutting.
These masks allow exhalation without the released air being filtered, ICD said, according to the report. While those masks may protect their wearers from the highly infectious virus, they do not prevent transmission of the virus to others.
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