All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),
New Delhi have issued a one-page standard operating procedure for doing
so on Wednesday. After using a mask for a day, it has to be numbered and
kept in a correspondingly numbered “big brown bag” for four days before
reusing it; “sunlight is not necessary”.
First day 1, wear mask no 1 when you step out for duty.After you return home, place the used mask in paper bag no 1 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Second day 2, use mask no 2. After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Third day 3 use the third mask, After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Fourth day 4, use the 4 th mask and the standard operating procedure reads.After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
The fifth mask is a reserve. After the masks have been reused over 20 days, they have to be brought back in the paper bags and discarded as medical waste in the hospital, according to the document, which cites the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).
First day 1, wear mask no 1 when you step out for duty.After you return home, place the used mask in paper bag no 1 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Second day 2, use mask no 2. After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Third day 3 use the third mask, After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
Fourth day 4, use the 4 th mask and the standard operating procedure reads.After you return home, place the used N95 mask in paper bag no 2 and let it dry out for the next four days.
The fifth mask is a reserve. After the masks have been reused over 20 days, they have to be brought back in the paper bags and discarded as medical waste in the hospital, according to the document, which cites the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).
