World Health states Children under the age of 5 should not be forced to wear a mask
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF (UNICEF) state rules or recommendations for wearing masks for children. At different ages, children over 12 should wear a mask in the same situation as adults. While children between the ages of 6-11 should wear a mask in risky situations. Children under the age of 5 do not have to be forced to wear masks at all.
World Health Organization And UNICEF It suggests older children may play a more important role than younger children in the spread of coronavirus worldwide.
The recommendations by the two organizations as of August 21 indicate that children over 12 years old should wear masks in places where they cannot be more than 1 meter from others and in the event of a severe outbreak in the community.
For children between 6-11 years old, the instructions say that parents should wear a mask if necessary Based on access to the mask Suitability for use And the severity of the outbreak in the living area.
As for children under 5 years of age, the World Health Organization And UNICEF Said that he should not be forced to wear a mask at all.
Statistics from Johns Hopkins University show that more than 23.2 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with more than 800,000 deaths in the world, with the United States having the highest number of 5.6 million, followed by more Brazil. 3.5 million people and more than 3 million Indians.
