Experts agree that you should wear cloth masks in public to combat spread of the coronavirus. DoctorDarienMD told us everything you need to know on the dos and don’ts 😷
, and that telling other people not to be racist is seen as somehow less effective. Is there any advice that you could speak to about that?As a Black man myself, when I'm wearing a mask in public, I also am on guard. I'm terrified and I'm fearful for my life, more than I am fighting the pandemic inside of a hospital.
It's also important to know that certain things kill this virus, like soap and water and UV light. So if you're wanting to reuse a mask and you don't have time to wash it and dry it, leaving it on the windowsill for sunlight can help eliminate some of the virus. Sometimes I'll use rubbing alcohol and a spray bottle, and mist my products to make sure that I'm doing my best to decrease the risk of retransmitting an infection to myself.
MTV News: Now that we’ve been living with social distancing measures for a few weeks at least, are there any other things that people can start to implement for their own safety and the safety of others, beyond keeping 6 feet apart and staying inside as much as possible?As a physician, I'm at the front line and I can tell you that admission rates are becoming stabilized, if not decreasing, as our emergency rooms are having less and less volume. And this is across the board.
MTV News: Adjusting to the new normal can be really stressful, and we're all being asked to do so very quickly. What advice would you have just from a practical perspective?It's really hard, and I am trying to figure it out myself as well. This is new territory for all of us. I realized yesterday that I will probably never be in an ER without a mask on ever again. I will never be able to show my patients my face regardless of what happens.
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