In addition to good personal hygiene, safe distancing and self-monitoring, mask-wearing has been effective at reducing the spread of airborne respiratory droplets.
Temasek Foundation thanks its partners for supporting the mask distribution. They can also stay masked similarly when visiting someone in a hospital or nursing home, to protect the vulnerable and elderly. Since early last year, Temasek Foundation has been working with multiple partners to provide support in and outside Singapore in response to the COVID pandemic.
The use of reusable masks helps to lower infection spread, and reduce plastic waste from disposable masks. These can be used as an added layer of protection on top of reusable masks or used alone. These high quality masks help suppress infection rates by reducing the level of viral loads being emitted or breathed in.
More recently, Temasek Foundation has distributed free oximeters to every household in Singapore to empower residents to monitor their blood oxygen levels regularly. Temasek Foundation is also planning to distribute povidone-iodine mouth gargle in the coming months. More details on this will be shared later. Temasek Foundation has also facilitated over , swab tests plus care packs for priority groups such as migrant workers, essential and frontline staff, stallholders, retail assistants and town council staff in our residential precincts to our community stay prepared and keep safe.
More recently, we launched Youth Action for Pandemics , an initiative for people under 40 years old with innovative ideas to help address COVID and prepare for the next pandemic.
Besides taking care of our local community, Temasek Foundation recognises the need to ensure that communities beyond Singapore are well-equipped against this pandemic. Initiatives include the donation of Personal Protection Equipment such as masks, gowns, and gloves; oxygen-related support equipment, from oxygen concentrators and ventilators, to ICU ventilators and ECMO lung machines; and diagnostics such as test kits to healthcare partners in some 40 countries beyond Singapore.
Together with the World Food Programme and Singapore Airlines, we are supporting efforts to transport essential medical supplies and other health and humanitarian items to points of need across Asia and the Pacific. Singapore Airlines and Temasek Foundation co-sponsored the cost of flights to transport the life-saving supplies to different countries. The partnership has so far completed more than 40 flights, carrying over 5, cubic metres of COVID-related products such as oxygen equipment, face shields, goggles, gowns, and respirator masks.
For more information about other Stay Prepared initiatives, visit stayprepared. In contrast to a thin, single-layered or double-layered paper mask, a surgical mask usually consists of three layers of flat or pleated fabric. When purchasing a respirator, check that it is labelled with the NIOSH certificate number and is not expired. Adult-sized respirators are not designed to protect children as the faces of children may be too small for the adult respirators to fit properly, and hence may not provide adequate protection.
Children should wear a respirators specifically sized for children, where available, or wear surgical masks, if protection is needed. This article provides an introduction to different types of masks and their key properties. For purposes of manufacturing or testing of masks, please refer to applicable standards for complete information on the specifications for medical masks e. A Singapore Government Agency Website. Browse Home Consumer safety. Guide to masks and respirators 30 Jun Consumer, Medical devices, General safety, Medical devices.
Types of masks and respirators Face mask cloth or paper masks Surgical mask N95 respirator Surgical N95 respirator Is it a medical device? No Yes No Yes Purpose Prevents large particles expelled by you, the wearer, from reaching the environment.
Reduces your exposure to very small airborne particles or contaminants. May not protect against sprays and direct liquid splashes. Provides the protection of both a surgical mask and N95 respirator. Correct steps to wearing a mask or respirator Follow these steps to ensure that the mask is put on and removed safely and correctly.
Face or surgical mask Surgical N95 respirator Step 1 Wash your hands with soap and water. Wash your hands with soap and water. Step 2 Put on the mask to cover your nose and mouth, then stretch it gently over your chin. Licking its lips imperiously, a ginger cat mops up every last morsel of food from its curly whiskers, clearly undaunted by its supper's rather unusual base ingredient -- silkworm pupae. Philippines "First Daughter" Sara Duterte joined a new political party Thursday, fuelling speculation she will make a late entry into the presidential race in a bid to succeed her father.
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