• J. Hosp. Infect. · Nov 2020

    Wearing of face masks by healthcare workers during COVID-19 lockdown: what did the public observe through the French media?

    • J Picard, G Cornec, R Baron, and P Saliou.
    • Infection Control Unit, Brest Teaching Hospital, Brest, France.
    • J. Hosp. Infect. 2020 Nov 1; 106 (3): 617-620.

    AbstractWearing a face mask is a major issue in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The French general population widely started to wear this personal protective equipment usually dedicated to healthcare workers, without being educated to its correct use. People base their behaviour on what they see in the media. However, we observed that mask wearing of healthcare workers published in the media during the pandemic only conformed to good practice guidelines in 70.8% of the photographs collected on some of the main French information websites. Health authorities should communicate widely regarding the good practices for mask wearing in the general population.Copyright © 2020 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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