Keep Safe Link = How Wear and Handle a Face Mask Properly

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Here’s a potentially helpful web link for face mask wearing and care.
Now that we are making and wearing face masks, let’s consider how to safely handle them. This expert approved checklist might help us stay safe as possible by avoiding common mistakes.


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Your facemask should be washed regularly and your hands washed before and after removing the mask.

Cloth face masks cannot be placed on young children- under two years of age or anyone who has trouble breathing, unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.

A variety of sew and no-sew mask-making instructions are available at cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html.