How to properly wear a health mask
(Seoul = Larose.VIP) Reporter Cho Hyun-young = As the weather gets warmer, fine dust, an uninvited guest, has begun its activities in earnest.
If you heard the forecast that fine dust is bad, you should take out the KF health mask that has been sleeping in the drawer since the pandemic and wear it.
On the 5th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that to protect against yellow dust and fine dust, KF health masks must be worn tightly on the bridge of the nose, the nose part of the mask, and the entire face of the mask.
KF health mask, a quasi-medical product, is a product used to protect the respiratory system from harmful particles or infectious agents.
The packaging of health masks is marked with ‘KF80’, ‘KF94’, and ‘KF99’, indicating particle blocking performance. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety explained that the larger the number, the greater the effect of blocking fine particles, but it may also make breathing uncomfortable, so an appropriate product should be selected considering the level of yellow dust and fine dust and individual breathing volume and ability.
In addition, to check whether the product is approved as a health mask, you must check the ‘quasi-drug’ label when purchasing it. When purchasing online, check the product name and photos posted on the site and check whether it is approved on the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s ‘Nara Drug Safety’ website. It’s a good idea to check.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to distribute videos containing the relevant content through the Ministry’s website, convenience stores, apartment elevators, social media (SNS), and outdoor electronic billboards.
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