When and how to use masks to protect yourself from COVID19 and what are the conditions under which they can be removed? NCEMAUAE mohapuae Weqaya UAE_portal
Read the guidelines from WHO on how to wear masks safely. Please note that wearing masks alone will not protect you from COVID-19. The UAE Government prescribes wearing gloves, maintaining a distance of at least 2 metres from others and washing hands frequently for at least 20 seconds. Masks for children
Children under two years of age must not wear face masks. Those above two years of age may wear masks if they do not have a breathing difficulty or any chronic disease. Children must be able to remove the masks on their own when needed. UAE Government: We recommend that children wear masks on the condition that they are over the age of two years old, they do not suffer from difficulty breathing, have chronic diseases or have the inability to remove the mask themselves.