(Trinidad Express) It’s official. The Health Ministry is now recommending that people wear masks when out in public.
In a statement yesterday afternoon, the Ministry said that based on ongoing local and international research into the spread and treatment of COVID-19, it continuously updates its public health protocols as new scientific evidence emerges.
One significant recent development has been the recommendation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supporting “wearing cloth face coverings in public settings”.
In this regard, the Ministry of Health advises the general population that, once they are out in public, cloth masks (including homemade masks) should be used as a part of the full range of personal protection measures that should be adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
It should be noted that cloth masks are recommended for use by the public. As previously stated, surgical masks and N95 masks should be left for use by health care workers.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Roshan Parasram, advised the public of this development during the Ministry of Health’s virtual media conference on Saturday 4th April, 2020.
