Face Masks/Coverings Advice
Patients attending the clinic are asked to wear face masks or coverings.
Patients attending the clinic are asked to wear face masks or coverings.
While many pharmacies and shops now have face masks in stock it is also possible to make your own.
To find out how to make a mask with or without a sewing machine please click HERE
(Source: Center for Disease Control CDC)
The CDC recommends wearing masks in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g. grocery stores and pharmacies) and especially in areas of significant community-based transmission of Covid - 19.
For information about the precautions and limitations of using masks see this helpful article and accompanying video in the Irish Times HERE
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