Use a cloth mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19

CDC recommends wearing cloth masks in public places where it is difficult to maintain other social isolation measures (for example, grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas where transmission is warranted. tell in the community.

CDC also recommends that you use a simple cloth mask to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may be infected with the virus without knowing it is not spreading to others. Cloth masks made of household or home-made items from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional voluntary public health measure.

Cloth masks should not be worn for children under 2 years of age, anyone with breathing difficulties, or unconscious, incapacitated or unable to remove the mask without assistance.

The recommended cloth mask is not a medical mask or an N-95 respirator. These are important supplies that must continue to be reserved for health care workers and other first responders in the health sector, as recommended by the current CDC guidelines.

Front photo of a person wearing a cloth mask. A person is using two fingers to point out the two sides of the nose, showing that the mask fits in this area.