Governor Wolf wants all Pennsylvania residents to wear masks when you are outside your home.
Governor Wolf says wearing surgical or N95 masks should be only be for healthcare workers, “Instead, use a cloth, or a homemade mask. We have directions for making your own mask at health.pa.gov. There are many other options across the internet on how to make your own mask, or how to acquire one from a community member who is making one.”
Officials say scarves or bandannas could also be an acceptable alternative. Just make sure to cover your mouth and nose.
Even with the use of masks, the stay at home order is still in effect. The Governor doesn’t want you going out unless it’s for life sustaining activities. “Masks help prevent people from sharing illnesses. They don’t do a great job at keeping people from getting sick, and they’re not fool proof. So it’s critical that our first act is to ask ourselves if we really need to leave our house.”
If you have any symptoms of COVID-19 you should:
- Separate yourself from other people and pets in your home, this is known as home isolation.
- Stay home except to get medical care
- Call ahead before visiting your doctor
- Cover your coughs and sneezes
- Wash your hands often
If you are having a mental health crisis please text PA to 741741 or call 1-855-284-2494
As a reminder all PA residents should be:
- Staying home
- Washing hands often for at least 20 seconds (sing happy birthday twice)
- Keeping a 6 foot distance from others if you must go out
- Wear a mask or covering if you must go out
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Stop-the-Spread.aspx
https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-make-face-mask-coronavirus.html