COVID-19 will continue to spread at different levels in our communities, and outbreaks will still occur.
Masks are one of the most effective individual public health measures that we can use to protect ourselves and others from COVID-19.
When layered with other public health measures, a well-constructed, well-fitting and properly worn mask can help prevent you from:
● getting COVID-19
they reduce the amount of infectious respiratory particles you inhale
● spreading COVID-19 to others
they contain the infectious respiratory particles you produce if you’re infected, even if you don’t have symptoms
In the longer term, there may be situations when we need to strongly rely on masking. For example, when there:
● are outbreaks
● is a new variant of concern
● are high levels of COVID-19 cases in your community