(Image credit: Pixabay)After weeks of advising that masks were not needed for healthy individuals, the Health Ministry recently recommended “homemade face cover is a good method for maintaining personal hygiene”, and “it is suggested that such people who are not suffering from medical conditions or having breathing difficulties may use the handmade reusable face cover, particularly when they step out…”. A “manual on homemade protective cover for face and mouth”, issued by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, said the “homemade face cover” should be of cotton cloth. “Any used cotton cloth can be used to make this face cover. The colour of the fabric does NOT matter but you must ensure that you wash the fabric well in boiling water for 5 minutes and dry it well before making the face cover. Alternatively, the manual advisory said, “a men’s cotton handkerchief” could be used to cover the face.

Source: Indian Express April 06, 2020 22:38 UTC