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American medical staff (data photo)
Overseas Network, September 28 According to the NBC report on the 27th, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised the COVID-19 epidemic prevention guidelines and no longer mandatory medical staff and visitors of nursing institutions wear masks indoors unless the institution is located in a high-risk infection area. The guide raises doubts from experts.
reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed the epidemic prevention regulations of medical and nursing institutions on the 23rd. When the risk of the new coronavirus in the community where the medical institution is located is not high, doctors, nurses and visitors in the institution may not wear masks; if they are in an area with high risk of infection, it is recommended that medical staff wear masks in areas where the infection may be encountered. In addition, confirmed cases and close contacts are also recommended to wear masks.
However, many public health experts in the United States are worried that the introduction of new guidelines will lead to more and more people not wearing masks in hospitals and nursing homes, increasing the risk of infection among patients and medical staff. Lanny, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said, "The new guideline may lead to a large number of asymptomatic confirmed cases who do not wear masks, endangering the elderly, patients and pregnant women." (Overseas Network Yang Jia)
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