Rx Note

Introduction It used to be only during annual haze season, we will start wearing face mask. However, due to COVID-19 , face masking has been part of our living norm. One does not feel safe if coming out of car without a face mask. NOTE:  Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past, the days of feeling unsafe without a facemask are long gone. However, as a healthcare professional, I still wear one daily at work because of the many diseases that lurk around at hospital. Wear the Correct Way Face masking does not provide the protection if we did not wear it properly. Few key points should include The outer fabric of surgical face masks is usually yellow or blue with one elastic or wire edge for tightening. To put it on properly, the mask’s absorbent side must be worn facing in and the coloured side facing out. The mask needs to fit securely over the mouth, chin and nose. That is why the edge with the metal strip is put at the top - so that the metal can be moulded over th...