Hyderabad: With the threat of an omicron variant which is very mutated from Covid-19 towering, the viruses say that wearing masks when around others, even at home, will be the main preventive weapon.
This will be especially needed for people who have family members in the ‘vulnerable’ category – immunocompromed patients who have kidney or lung disease, cancer, have undergone organ transplants, diabetes or uncontrolled hypertension.
When a pandemic might not disappear immediately, wearing a mask around people recommended until April-May next year.
“Because Omicron has experienced a high mutation, it means that every time the virus mutates, it has adverse environmental conditions for that apply.
With a large number of people vaccinated, it becomes less damaging to survive.
But it seems very contagious, something that has been maintained From maternal tension.
Therefore, everyone must wear a mask and follow all the Covid protocols even if they multiply because there are every chance of breakthrough infections, “said Dr.
P Sangram, former Director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine and the State Public Health Laboratory.
Experts also suggest so that people compromised immunity, elderly and people with poor nutritional status must be used for booster doses whenever available.
The state health authority, meanwhile, has advocated using masks at home for a while now.
“While people began to cover again since the threat of a new variant, many still don’t understand the virus can spread in a family in minutes if the mask is not charged.
The mask is the best protection and the easiest way to cut the infection chain,” said Dr.
G Srinivasa Rao , Director of Public Health, Telangana.
But wearing the right mask holds the key.
“Wearing a properly important mask, which must cover the nose and mouth completely.
Not only the chin or neck like most people do,” said Dr.
Ehsan Ahmad Khan, supervisor, the Telangana Medical Institute (TIMS).
Mask key to stop & destroy chain infection: virologist
