Children from the age of 12 years and over should wear masks like adults to protect them from corona ... `Global Health`

Arab Weather - The World Health Organization said that children aged 12 years and over should wear masks to contribute to the response to the Covid-19 epidemic with the same conditions that apply to adults, while children between the ages of six and eleven should wear them according to a risk-based approach.

The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a document published on the WHO website dated August 21 that children aged 12 years and over should particularly wear masks in places where it is not possible to ensure compliance with the rules of social distancing for one meter. , And when there is widespread transmission of infection in the area.

The two organizations said that whether or not to wear masks for children between six and eleven depends on several factors, including the severity of transmission in the area, the child's ability to use the muzzle, the ease of obtaining masks and the presence of adequate adult supervision.

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The two organizations added that children of five years and under should not wear face masks on the basis of the child's safety and general interest.

The two organizations said that studies indicate that older children play a more active role in transmitting the emerging corona virus compared to younger people, and they added that more data is needed to better understand the role of children and adolescents in transmitting the virus that causes Covid-19 disease.

The World Health Organization had advised people for the first time on June 5 to put masks in public places to help limit the spread of the disease, but it had not previously issued specific indicative information related to children.

According to a Reuters statistic, more than 23 million cases of Coronavirus have been recorded worldwide since it was first detected in China last year, and the virus has claimed the lives of more than 800,000 people.

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Source: Reuters