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Image: a hand with needle-thread AND hands stitching on a sewing machine

Image: Show a person wearing the face covers and about to remove the face covers with arrows

Image: Collage - cleaning of face covers in bucket with soap water and storing + storing

1. The need for us to wear a protective face cover.
2. Important warnings for health workers and COVID-19 patients.
3. Safety precautions regarding the protective face covers.
4. Procedure to make a protective face cover with and without a sewing machine.
5. Precautions before wearing and while removing the protective face cover.
6. Correct way to sanitize and store the protective face cover.

Image: Coronavirus

Image: Group of people standing with face covers

To protect ourselves from Coronavirus, wearing a face cover is important.

India being densely populated, wearing a face cover is especially recommended.

Image: homemade face cover

Among them homemade protective face cover is easy to make and can be reused too.

Image: One person wearing a face cover

Image: Show collage - health workers, healthy person, sick person

Image: Show the same above collage with all people wearing protective gear.

Homemade face cover is not for health workers.

It is neither for people working with or in contact with COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 patients should not use homemade face covers.

All such people must wear only the specified protective gear.

Image: One person wearing a face cover

Image: a person sneezing in front of another person.

Image: Red cross mark. Show one person with same face cover.

Image: Red cross mark. one person giving face cover to another person.

Image: People wearing cover standing at a distance of 2 mtrs.

WHILE EDITING SHOW arrow marks with 2 written

Image: Hand washing. WHILE EDITING SHOW TIMER.

Homemade face covers do not give full protection.

They only reduce the chances of inhaling droplets in the air from an infected person.

Do not use the face cover without washing it.

Do not share your face cover with anyone.

Always maintain a minimum of 2 metres social distancing with everyone.

Frequently wash your hands with soap for 40 seconds.

Image: Show cotton cloth

Image: Zoom image of mouth and nose covered with face cover.

Image: Show back side of the face with tied up face cover.

It can be made using a cotton cloth which is easily available at home.

While making it ensure that it covers the mouth and nose completely.

One should be able to tie it over the face easily.

Image: face cover on a sewing machine

Image: Cotton cloth

Image: Old cloth, t-shirt

Image: Three graphics - Washing the fabric, salt, and boiling water

Image: Drying the cloth

You will need a 100% cotton cloth.

The colour of the cloth does not matter.

Before making, wash the fabric well and boil it in salt water for 5 minutes.

Let the cloth dry properly and then use it.

Image: Scissors

Image: Sewing machine

1. Four pieces of cloth strips

2. Scissors and

3. A sewing Machine

Image: Show and adult’s face

Image: Show child’s face

Start with cutting the cloth for the face cover.

For adult it should be 9 inches x 7 inches

For a child it should be 7 inches x 5 inches

Image:cutting of strips

Image: 4 strips

Image: two pieces each of 1.5 inch x 5 inch

ON SCREEN WHILE EDITING - 1.5 inch x 5 inch

Image: two pieces of 1.5 inch x 40 inch.

ON SCREEN WHILE EDITING - 1.5 inch x 40 inch

For adult size face cover, cut 4 strips for tying and piping.

Two pieces each of 1.5 inches x 5 inches

Also two pieces of 1.5 inches x 40 inches.

Image: Attaching the fabric to the end

Image: Making pleats

Image: Turn over

Image: Show height of cloth from 9 inch to 5 inch.

Create 3 pleats facing downward of about 1.5 inches each by folding the cloth.

Turn the pleated cloth to the other side and repeat the steps for pleating.

Now, the height of the cloth will be reduced from 9 inches to 5 inches.

Image: Pleats facing downward

Image: Attaching long strip

Image: Folding

Image: Final face cover

Take extra care to keep all pleats facing downward.

Next, attach the long 40 inch strip to the top and bottom of the face cover.

Once again fold both these strips three times and stitch.

Your face cover is now ready to use.

IMAGE FROM BROCHURE: side facing you should show pleats facing downwards.

The side facing you should show pleats facing downwards.

Image: Red cross mark on a lady touching her eyes.

Image: hand washing graphic from BF series

You should not touch your face or eyes.

Wash your hands thoroughly when you reach home.

Image: Handkerchief or cotton cloth

Image: 2 rubber bands

You will need:

1. 100% cotton material or a men’s cotton handkerchief and
2. Two rubber bands.

Image: Second fold

Image: Third fold

Image: Attaching rubber band

Image: Attaching another rubber band

Now fold over the other edge to go above the first fold.

Fold this again evenly from the middle.

Take a rubber band and tie it on the left side of the cloth.

Now tie the other side with another rubber band.

Ensure that the area in the middle of the two rubber bands is big enough.

This will help you to cover your mouth and nose.

Image: Inserting

Image: Final face cover

Do this for both sides.

Now take one fold and insert it into the other fold.

Your face cover is now ready to be used.

Image: Cover well

Image: No gap with arrows WHILE EDITING

As mentioned earlier, ensure that the face cover fits around your mouth and nose.

There should be no gap in between them.

Image: washing hands

Image: Damp cloth with a cross mark.

Image: Damp or humid face covers being put in a water filled tub.

Image: washing face cover

Image: Family - parents and two children wearing face cover

Wash your hands properly before wearing the face cover.

As soon as the face cover becomes damp or humid, switch to another face cover.

After every single use of the face cover, wash it for next use.

Every member in a family should have a separate face cover.

Image: Holding the strings of the face cover

Image: Untying the string

Image: Washing hands WHILE EDITING SHOW TIMER

Image: Sanitizer

Remove it only with strings behind or the rubber bands.

For string face cover, always untie the string below and then the string above.

After removing, immediately clean your hands with soap and water for 40 seconds.

You can also use 65% alcohol based hand sanitizer.

Please follow the method compulsorily.

Image: drying in sunlight

Dry it in hot sun for at least 5 hours.

Image: Boiling the face cover in a pressure cooker

Image: Adding salt

Image: Drying the face cover

Put the face cover in water in a pressure cooker.

Add salt and boil it for at least 10 minutes.

Then, take it out and let it dry in a clean place.

Image: Soap

Image: Iron box

Wash and clean with soap and apply heat on the face cover for 5 minutes.

You may use an iron box to apply the heat.

Image: washed face covers and worn face covers

You can wear one, while the other is washed and dried.

Image: Storing

Image: Plastic bag

Image: Cleaning with soap

Image: Dry the plastic

Image: Store the clean face covers

Take any plastic bag, clean it thoroughly with soap and water.

Let it dry properly on both the sides.

Keep the extra face cover in this clean bag and seal it well.

You can now use your face covers one by one for daily use.

Let us summarize what we learnt in this tutorial.

Health workers should not use homemade face cover.

People in contact with COVID-19 patients should not use it as well..

COVID-19 patients also should not use these face covers.

They all must wear the specified protective gear, mandatorily.

Homemade face covers do not give complete protection.

A face cover should neither be used without washing nor be shared with anyone.

Maintain social distancing of minimum 2 meters, compulsorily.

Wash hands with soap for 40 seconds frequently.