“Better than nothing”: Thailand encourages cloth masks amid surgical mask shortage

“Better than nothing”: Thailand encourages cloth masks amid surgical mask shortage thesundaily Covid19 coronavirus Thailand facemasks health Malaysia

Women take part in a workshop to learn how to make face masks to protect against coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand March 9, 2020. Picture taken March 9, 2020. - Reuters: Thailand’s health authorities are encouraging people to make cloth face masks at home to guard against the spread of the coronavirus amid a shortage of surgical masks.

The shortage of surgical masks prompted the Thai government to approve a 225 million baht budget last week for government agencies to produce 50 million cloth masks in a matter of days for nationwide distribution. “The droplet from coughing and sneezing is around five microns and we have tested already that cloth masks can protect against droplets bigger than one micron,“ Panpimon said, adding that the masks needed to be washed daily.

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