Nepal Wear A Mask Campaign: Shrawan 23-29, 2078!

The National Health Education Information and Communication Center (NHEICC) announces a new campaign to raise awareness on Mask use. The objective of this campaign is to encourage citizens to wear a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Nepal Mask Campaign will start from Shrawan 23 to 29, 2078. This public health campaign will raise awareness around the importance of wearing a mask.

Key Message

• Wearing a mask is still necessary to stop the spread of #COVID19. #WearAMask to protect yourself and loved ones from #COVID.
• Masks are still critical to stop the spread of #COVID19. When you leave your home, #MaskUp.
• #MaskUp whenever you leave your home to reduce the spread of #COVID19.
• Wearing a mask helps prevent your respiratory droplets from traveling to other people AND it protects you against respiratory droplets from others. #WearAMask.
• The science is clear – to defeat #COVID19, we must #WearAMask, practice social distancing and wash our hands for at least 20 seconds.
• When you #WearAMask, you are protecting your friends, your neighbors, your loved ones and yourself. #MaskUp

Why Mask is important?

Masks are one of the important tools to keep ourselves, our loved ones and communities safe from #COVID19. Together, we can do it all!I #WearAMask, like @WHO recommends, But to break the chains of transmission, we must also;

• Keep physical distance
• Keep cleaning your hand
• Keep away from big crowds
• Keep covering your mouth and nose when coughing! do it all to stop #COVID19! You, can do, too. 

• Masks during #COVID19: Who should wear them, when and how#coronavirus https://t.co/bVnTKUcBfQ
• How to wear a fabric mask safely during #COVID19? https://t.co/cxJwHblpsF
• Watch this video to see how to use a non-medical (fabric) mask during #COVID19https://t.co/jyGDsJz9xp 
• How to wear a non-medical fabric mask safely: Do’s and don’ts More: http://bit.ly/2TcBG0Q #COVID19 #coronavirus Watch this video to see how and when to use a medical mask
• During #COVID19https://t.co/qPPVfokHn7 
• How to wear a medical mask safely: Do’s and don’ts More: http://bit.ly/2TcBG0Q