Do surgical masks provide good protection against Omicron?
BY NINA MUSLIM WHEN Malaysia repeatedly recorded over 10,000 COVID-19 infections daily last year, thanks to the highly infectious Delta variant, some decided it was time to drop the surgical mask and go for a respirator. One of them, a 45-year-old mother who asked to be identified as Nana, told Bernama her reasoning was simple: […]
21,500 face masks from Yunan govt
KUCHING: The Yunan Provincial Government, China has donated a total of 21,500 face masks to Sarawak as a symbol of support to the state in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the total, 1,500 of them were N95-type face masks while 20,000 were surgical masks. The face masks arrived in Kuching on Wednesday (July 15) and […]
