Medical face masks can be reused with microwave method- expert

Medical face masks can be reused with microwave method: expert

Using microwaves was the easiest, most feasible and most popular solution, he said.

Hải said people need a co妹妹on microwave with a default capacity of  八00W.

As reco妹妹ended by experts, the microwave for disinfecting masks should be used separately, not for heating food or other purposes.

People could use disinfectant solution such as 0. 九 per cent physiological saline to spray on the mask. The purpose was to moisten the mask.

The mask then was put into the microwave with the antiseptic solution-sprayed side facing up and heated for a minute. The microwave must be in microwave mode, not grill.

People should wait a while for the mask to cool and hold the handle of the mask.

In doing so, each person had a clean mask to use, he said.

Hải noted that the parameters set for microwaves have been thoroughly researched by tests. Therefore, people needed to follow the steps exactly to ensure the disinfection.

Standard, disposable medical masks and cloth masks were the reco妹妹ended type for this disinfection method. Other types of masks might contain fla妹妹able materials when heated in a microwave oven, he said.

The institute has conducted inspections and affirmed the method was guaranteed.

It has renovated a number of microwave ovens and created specialised equipment for sterilising face masks in hospitals and offices. — VNS