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Not everyone understands how to properly store face masks.
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To curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has been urging people to wear face masks in public.
After months of promoting the “3M” health protocols of mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing, an online survey conducted by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) from Sept. 7 to 14, found that 92 percent of 90,967 total respondents said that they had been wearing face masks in public. Some 75 percent and 73 percent of respondents said they regularly washed their hands and maintained a safe physical distance, respectively.
But not everyone understands how to properly store face masks in public while they are not being worn.
Alfi Auliya Rachman, a general practitioner at Family Medical Center (FMC) Hospital in Bogor, West Java, said it was best to carry two containers for face masks while going out.
“One container can be used to keep a mask that has been worn, while the other one is used to store an unused face mask,” Alfi said on Wednesday, as quoted by antaranews.com.
