Hot sale of red masks: can anti-epidemic products meet the needs of the public

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　　According to reports, during the Spring Festival this year, red masks with auspicious patterns such as "Fu", "Golden Bull Gives Money", and "Gold Ingots" became popular items.

Enter "New Year's Mask" on an e-commerce platform, and there are nearly 2,000 related product catalogs, and some product descriptions also include words such as "Medical Surgery".

But experts say that although these masks increase the atmosphere of the New Year, they cannot replace medical masks.

　　Experts’ reminders help to continue the current epidemic prevention work.

Especially during the Spring Festival, when the population is mobile and there are many focused activities, the protective effect of masks cannot be ignored.

Although the red mask looks festive, it has insufficient protection.

This should also cause people to pay enough attention not to ignore the "needs of epidemic prevention" for the sake of "fashion".

　　However, it should also be noted that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival in my country, and its festive atmosphere has always been valued by the public. At this time, it is normal to wish to wear masks with festive colors and patterns.

　　Therefore, what should be denied is the insufficient protective function of the New Year red mask, not its style.

In other words, masks can have both a festive appearance and the functions of a medical mask.

If mask manufacturers have foreseen such demand during the Spring Festival, so that New Year's red masks can "match the table" medical mask standards, and the market can produce masks that can meet the needs of the people with spare capacity.

　　This is not only true of masks, but also many other anti-epidemic materials.

For example, the clinical thermometer and the form of measuring body temperature have also changed a lot during the epidemic.

These changes will inevitably penetrate into households and drive the increase in demand for household medical supplies.

However, the related equipment currently used in medical institutions and public places is not suitable for families.

In the context of the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, home-based transformation of related products may also open up the market.

　　In the past, many anti-epidemic materials were usually only used in the medical system, and the amount used outside the system was so small that a fixed "medical" label was formed. However, the epidemic has gradually made them a popular product.

The name "medical" is difficult to change for a while, but these materials have long been beyond the scope of "medical".

　　Therefore, taking “medical” as the quality standard and mass-modifying the appearance of related medical supplies to produce products that not only meet the expectations of the people, but also meet the requirements of epidemic prevention, it is not impossible.

That would also better help normalize epidemic prevention and control.

　　□Luo Zhihua (Doctor)