29th Jan 2022
Important Advisory for COVID - IF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER IS COVIDED
Omicron or BA.2 will not definitely show up positive on ART tests in the initial days, even if there's fever, causing many GPs to be on HRW exposures.
IF YOUR FAMILY MEMBER IS COVIDED, please use N95 masks in the household:
- If there are enough N95 masks, the household member and patents should be on N95. Each N95 masks can be used for 1-2 days.
- If there isn't enough, at least the patient should be N95-masked when he is not sleeping. DO NOT USE N95 when resting/sleeping.
- The patient should not use the N95 masks with valve. Authentic 3M or Honeywell N95 is now available OTC, do not buy from online retailers, many are fakes.
- The next best suitable substitute is KF-94 or BYD N95 but I reiterate that in a covid household, 3M or Honeywell N95 should be the sole consideration.
- Do not depend on KN-95 or surgical masks, unless there is no better choice.