ELDO Talk About Wearing Face Coverings at Alert Level 1 in NZ

Announcement posted by ELDO CARE 02 Jan 2021

ELDO is a business that primarily manufactures disposable wipes. In 2007, the product range expanded to include disposable vinyl gloves. Now, the company also provides disposable latex gloves, and since the COVID-19 crisis, disposable face masks.

As we are all aware, at Alert Level 1, there is still a risk of COVID-19 returning to the community, and ELDO encourage you to wear face coverings on public transport and when you cannot maintain physical distance in crowded indoor places, like in supermarkets.

You legally must wear a face covering when you’re travelling on a domestic flight anywhere in New Zealand  — this does not include private flights, so be prepared by having a supply of face coverings for everyone who usually lives in your household, and add some to your household emergency kit.

In Auckland, face coverings legally must be worn on all public transport to, from and through Auckland — including on long-distance bus and train journeys, as well as Auckland ferries. Face masks must also be worn by Auckland taxi and ride-share drivers — while it’s not compulsory for passengers to wear them, we strongly encourage you to.

People often wear masks to protect themselves, but it is suggested that a stronger public health rationale is source control to protect others from respiratory droplets. This approach is important because of possible asymptomatic transmissions. There are mechanistic reasons for covering the mouth to reduce respiratory droplet transmission and, indeed, cough etiquette is based on these considerations and not on evidence from clinical trials.

Finally, mass masking is underpinned by basic public health principles that might not have been adequately appreciated by authorities or the public. First, controlling harms at source (masking) is at least as important as mitigation (handwashing). The population benefits of mass masking can also be conceptualised as a so-called prevention paradox—i.e., interventions that bring moderate benefits to individuals but have large population benefits.

The ELDO team look forward to offering you their outstanding service in the near future, and for more information on disposable PE aprons, disposable surgical face masks and buying surgical masks please go to http://www.eldocare.com .