Using Cloth Face Coverings
Please use a cloth face covering!
The CDC wants us to cover our mouths and noses by wearing a face mask anytime we visit community settings where we might be near other people, like grocery stores or pharmacies.
Remember, you should only be leaving your home for an essential reason like getting food or medicine or for exercise. The Executive Order to stay home is still in place.
Community Pathways’ Fiscal Manager, Nina, made her mask with fabric she had at home!
It is important to know that not everyone who has the COVID-19 virus will get sick. A person that appears to be healthy can pass the virus to someone else and then that person might get very sick.
Wearing a mask does not replace social distancing. You have to stay at least 6 feet away from people AND wear a face mask.
You do not need to buy a mask. In this video, the US Surgeon General provides a quick tutorial on how to make a mask.
You must wear your mask correctly. The CDC has created the following visual and guidance on how to wear a face covering:
How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering?
Cloth face coverings should:
Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face
Be secured with ties or ear loops
Include multiple layers of fabric
Allow for breathing without restriction
Be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
Wash your hands before you put on your mask.
Do not touch your face or the mask while you are wearing it.
If you do touch your face, wash your hands right away.
“The most effective strategies to prevent infection include the physical distancing measures mandated by the Governor’s Executive Orders, along with basic hand hygiene and cough etiquette.”
View OHA’s Guidance on Use of Homemade Masks or Face Coverings by the Public to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 here.