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Munich (dpa) - The planned obligation to wear FFP2 masks in shops and local transport in Bavaria is sharply criticized by the doctor Andreas Podbielski.
"That sounds like actionism to me," said the director of the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene at the University of Rostock of the Munich "Abendzeitung" (Friday).
In his opinion, FFP2 masks only belong in the medical professions.
These masks are stressful and bring "loads of risks" with them.
It is not for nothing that the Occupational Safety and Health Act stipulates taking a break after wearing it for two hours.
From Monday (January 18), it is mandatory to wear particle-filtering face masks on buses, trains and shops in the Free State.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin had already expressed reluctance to the use of the special masks by private individuals and even pointed out possible damage to health.
The federal authority explains on an information page on the Internet that laypeople do not necessarily have better self-protection when using FFP2 masks than with the usual everyday masks.
«When used by people with z.
For example, impaired lung function or elderly people, health effects cannot be ruled out, ”writes the RKI.
The health authority also refers to a recommendation for use by the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, according to which FFP2 and FFP3 masks for private use are generally “not recommended”.
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An RKI spokeswoman did not want to comment on whether the statements should be understood as a warning against the measures decided in Bavaria.
The Bavarian Ministry of Health in Munich did not receive a statement on Thursday, a spokesman announced a statement for Friday.
According to the RKI, the "Abendzeitung" was referred to the Rostock expert Podbielski.
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