Children over 12 wear masks, WHO message

 

The death toll from the coronavirus has risen to more than 800,000 worldwide, while the World Health Organization says in its guidelines for children over the age of 12 that they should wear masks as adults. The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that little is known about how the virus is transmitted to children but says there is evidence that it is transmitted from adolescents to others in the same way as adults. Moves from The World Health Organization says children under the age of five do not normally need to wear a mask. According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of corona cases in the world has reached 2.3 million, with the United States, Brazil, and India having the highest number of cases.  The death toll from the epidemic was highest in the United States. The death toll in the United States is estimated at 1.5 million. The second-highest death toll was in Brazil, where 113,000 people died from the virus. But it is thought that the actual number of Corona victims may be much higher, due to fewer tests and patients not showing symptoms. Cases of the coronavirus are on the rise again in some countries, including the European Union, South Korea, and Lebanon. The World Health Organization says the epidemic will last for at least two years. However, rural scientists in the UK believe that this epidemic will always be with us in one form or another.

The World Health Organization's website contains the following guidelines for the use of masks. Masks are just as important for children over the age of 12 as they are for adults. Especially when they can't keep a distance of one meter from others. For children between the ages of 6 and 11, the WHO guidelines are to look at the environment around the child, the extent to which the virus has spread to the area, and whether the child is present among people who have the coronavirus. Maybe more vulnerable than others. Such as the elderly. In addition, children of this age should be monitored by adults so that they can properly wear and remove masks. Under normal circumstances, the World Health Organization does not require masks for children five years of age and younger. The World Health Organization for Teachers says that people up to the age of 60 who are healthy but cannot maintain a distance of one meter and who are in close contact with children should wear a cloth mask. But people who are not in good health should wear a medical mask.