[Wuhan Pneumonia] Jiang Liyun promotes steaming masks, and the Department of Health issues another post to refute: destroying the structure

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-01-30 16:16

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. Dr. Jiang Liyun, chairman of the Legislative Council ’s Health Affairs Committee, shared online yesterday (29th) that the used masks can be sterilized and reused at 100 ° C. The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health Director Huang Jiaqing explained at the meeting today (30th) that surgical masks can only be used once, but failed to convince Mr. Jiang. After the meeting, she quoted Li Lanjuan, a member of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Medical Commission, and HKU Microbiology The lecture professor Yuan Guoyong said that the virus is not resistant to high temperature, so it is not impossible to kill the virus by steaming a mask.

The repeated comments forced the Center for Health Protection and the Center for Food Safety to post on social networking sites to clarify that used masks have been stained with germs, and wet masks will affect the effectiveness. Another high-temperature disinfection may damage the mask structure and greatly reduce the defense. The ability of bacteria and viruses, call on the public to use up their masks and dispose of them in a covered trash bin.

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Member of the Legislative Council Member Jiang Liyun shared a short video on the Internet, claiming that the used masks can be reused after being sterilized by steaming at 100 ° C. She asked the Director of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health Huang Jiaqing about this at the meeting of the Panel on Health Services today In other words, Huang Jiaqing said that surgical masks can only be used once and can be reused without hearing.

However, after the meeting, Jiang Liyun quoted Li Lanjuan, a member of the high-level expert group of the National Health and Medical Commission, as saying that the new virus would be destroyed at 56 degrees Celsius. Death, Jiang Liyun believes that experts say that it is not infeasible to kill the virus with a steam mask at 100 degrees Celsius.

Center for Health Protection: used masks are contaminated with germs

The Center for Health Protection and the Center for Food Safety respectively posted on social networking sites to clarify that the Center for Health Protection stated that all surgical masks are disposable and should be removed after use and placed in a covered trash bin and cleaned with hands. The Centre continued to say that used masks are already contaminated with germs and should not be bagged and then heavy again, and wet masks will affect the effectiveness, and urge members of the public not to trust unreliable information on the Internet.

The Centre for Food Safety advises the industry to wear masks as much as possible when handling food. If the mask is damaged or has been used for a long time, it should be discarded in a covered trash can. The center mentioned that there are rumors on the Internet that citizens can use "high temperature steam" disinfection masks for re-use, which is definitely not advisable, because another high temperature disinfection has the opportunity to destroy the mask structure and greatly reduce the ability to prevent bacteria and viruses. reuse.

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