AQW 10252/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 13/11/2020
Answered On Date: 19/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health when AQW 7862/17-22 will be answered.

Answer:

Face covering means a covering of any type which covers a person’s nose and mouth. A face shield or visor may be used as a face covering, however my Department advises that cloth face coverings should be used as they provide better protection from the risk of infection from the virus that causes COVD-19. If a face shield or visor is to be worn, it should be used in combination with a cloth face covering for increased protection.

However, face coverings are not a substitute for other measures such as social distancing, hand hygiene, good respiratory etiquette and cleaning of shared contact surfaces, all of which remain critically important.