Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/2EiQ8xgDXQs   Singapore’s Health Ministry, now facing a resurgence of CoVid19 cases, rejects face shields alone as insufficient protection against transmitting or contracting coronavirus.  The official guidance statement underscores the fact that air gaps around face shield permit contaminated droplets and aerosols to travel freely.   The only persons permitted to wear face shields are:  Children 12 and under who cannot wear masks.  I’ve seen kids as young as 2 wearing them well. Persons who cannot breathe through a mask. Persons speaking to a group at a safe distance from listeners.    Wearing a face shield over a mask does provide additional protection.  CoVid19 is dangerous.  Avoid it with MDW: masks, distancing, washing.   https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/guidance-for-use-of-masks-and-face-shields   #faceshields #masks #covid #pandemic #singapore