Coronavirus Q&A: Masks 101

Toronto's Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vinita Dubey answered viewer questions in a Facebook live Q&A with Dilshad Burman. She explains the different between one-time and reusable masks and how to wear and care for them properly.

[Sophie-and-Ken]

This was beyond useless. You didn’t even get into leaning masks, or the fact that if you use a mask for a long time it develops a hot moist area where bacteria can grow which can make you more sick. You can keep cloth masks in the sun for a day and they will dry out and be clean. I would also recommend having more than one mask with you.

[justiceleague]

From January to mid-March, the authorities kept telling people that wearing masks would not protect people even though the practice had been proven very effective to fight against virus in many Asian countries. These authorities include Theresa Tam, Issac Bogoch. If the practice had been adopted in Canada early in Feb, the virus victim numbers could be much lower.

[Sam]

N95 MASKS ARE THE BEST BUT POLITICIANS WANT TO KEEP THEM FOR THEMSELVES

[gordco]

Terrible information. Why would I want to put my used mask in a zip lock bag, to only create a petri dish? Ridiculous.

[spacecake]

the sole purpose of wearing a mask is to protect the surgical area of the patient during surgery. also an individual who is ill or sick may wear them to protect other who are NOT sick. So if an individual is not ill or sick you do not require to wear one. Wearing a surgical mask or a mask can cause hypoxia which restricts or deprives your body of oxygen that is why in some cases an individual may develop a headache, dizziness or lightheaded it may even cause an individual to pass out. listen and pay attention to your body when wearing a mask.

[cable]

Restricting breathing will make people sick.

[MINI-ME]

WHY PEOPLE ASK SO PRIMITIVE QUESTIONS? how possible to be so uneducated?