Medical masks are commonly known as surgical masks. They are essentially used by health-care professionals to protect themselves and others from the expanse of airborne infectious diseases, bodily fluids, and particulate stuff. During an outbreak of an incurable disease, the health department may also recommend that members of the public wear surgical masks to protect themselves. These masks are usually prepared to be somewhat loose-fitting while being effective to completely cover both your nose and mouth.
Apply mask
Clean your hands: Before touching a clean restorative mask, wash your hands completely with both soap and water.
Once you apply soap to your wet hands, you should rub them together to wash them for at least 20 seconds before rubbing your hands.
Always use a clean paper towel to dry your hands, and then place that paper towel in the trash. Before you throw it away, you may want to use that paper towel to open/close a door after washing your hands.
Check the medical mask for defects. Once you have a new (unused) medical mask out of the box, check to make sure that it does not have any defects, holes or tears in the material. If the mask has defects, holes, or tears, throw it away and choose another new (unused) mask from the box.
#How To Wear
Orient the top of the mask properly.
To make the mask as fit as possible to your skin, the top part of the mask will have a bendable, but hard, an edge that can be molded around your nose.

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