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How to Safely Wear and Take Off a Cloth Face Covering
Accessible: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
WEAR YOUR FACE COVERING CORRECTLY
• Wash your hands before putting on your face covering
• Put it over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin
• Try to fit it snugly against the sides of your face
• Make sure you can breathe easily
• Do not place a mask on a child younger than 2
CLOTH BARRIER
USE THE FACE COVERING TO PROTECT OTHERS
• Wear a face covering to protect others in case you’re infected
but don’t have symptoms
• Keep the covering on your face the entire time you’re in public
• Don’t put the covering around your neck or up on your forehead
• Don’t touch the face covering, and, if you do, clean your hands
FOLLOW EVERYDAY HEALTH HABITS
• Stay at least 6 feet away from others
• Avoid contact with people who are sick
• Wash your hands often, with soap and water, for at least
20 seconds each time
• Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available
PHARMACY
TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTH FACE COVERING CAREFULLY,
WHEN YOU’RE HOME
• Untie the strings behind your head or stretch the ear loops
• Handle only by the ear loops or ties
• Fold outside corners together
• Place covering in the washing machine
• Wash your hands with soap and water
Cloth face coverings are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators, both of which should be saved for
health care workers and other medical first responders.
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CS 316439A 05/18/2020
For instructions on making
a cloth face covering, see:
cdc.gov/coronavirus