Ko e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ko ha founga ia te tau lava ai ʻo maluʻi kitautolu mo e niʻihi kehe. Feinga ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e taimi kuo pau ké ke tui aí, founga ke tui malu aí, ko hai ʻoku ʻatā, mo e founga ke maʻu ai ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ta’etotongi.
ʻOku tokoni ʻa e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ke taʻofi ʻa e mafola ʻa e COVID-19 ʻi ha founga ʻe 2.
ʻOku nau fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e lahi ʻo e fanga kiʻi momoʻi vailasi iiki ‘oku ala mafola atu mei ha taha puke he COVID-19.
- ʻOku nau taʻofi ha’o mānava ‘aki e fanga kiʻi momoʻi vailasi iikí.
- Ko e malu’i lelei tahá ‘a e taimi ‘oku tui me’a’ufi’ufi mata ai ‘a e taha kotoa.
Founga malu hono tui e me’a’ufi’ufi matá
Me’a’ufi’ufi mata ta’etotongi
Te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata fakafaitoʻo ta’etotongi ‘i ho’o lava atu ‘o ma’u ho’o me’asivi vave antigen (RATs) mei ha senitā fai’anga siví. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ké ke toki puke pē pe ʻi ai ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga puke COVID-19. Ke maʻu e me’a’ufi’ufi mata taʻetotongi, ʻota he ʻinitaneti:
Kole ‘a e me’asivi RATS pea mo e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata taʻetotongi | Potungāue Mo’ui
Kumi ha feitu’u fai’anga sivi ʻoku nau tufaki taʻetotongi atu e me’a’ufi’ufi matá | Healthpooint
Kapau ʻoku ke tuʻu lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi, te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha ‘ū me’a’ufi’ufi mata P2/N95 ta’etotongi.
Ko kinautolu ‘oku tu’u lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi 'aupito mei he COVID-19
Ko e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ko ha founga ia te tau lava ai ʻo maluʻi kitautolu mo e niʻihi kehe. Kuo pau ké ke tui ha me’a’fui’ufi mata ʻi he taimi ʻoku ke ʻaʻahi ai ki he ‘ū feitu’u fuafatongia ki he moʻuileleii. Kapau ‘oku kaukovi ka koe ‘a e me’a’ufi’ufi matá te ke lava ma’u ha Ngofua ‘Atā Mea’ufi’ufi Matá.
Fakamatala fakamuimuitahá — 13 Sepitema
Naʻe ʻosi e ngaahi faka'ilongá ʻi he ʻaho Monite 12 ʻo Sepitema. Ko e fakamatala fakamuimui tahá ‘oku hā atu he peesi ni.
- Kuo pau ké ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻi he ngaahi feitu’u faifatongia ‘o e potungāue mo’uí.
- ‘Oku mau tapou atu ke mou tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kakai’iá ‘o hangē ko e me’afofonga’aki fakatokolahí, pe ‘i he taimi ‘o e ‘a’ahi kia kinautolu ‘oku lavea ngofua.
- Kuo pau ke hao lelei ‘a ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi matá ki ho fofongá ʻaki haʻo vilohi takai hono m’ea ha’í ’i ʻi ho telingá pe ʻulú.
- Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ké ke lava ʻo tui ha me'a'ufi'ufi mata, te ke lava ma’u ha Ngofua ‘Atā Mea’ufi’ufi Matá.
- Te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ta’etotongi ʻi he taimi ʻoku ke lava atu ai ‘o maʻu ho’o RATs mei ha senita fai’anga siví. ‘Oku ‘atā atu ‘a e me’a’ufi’ufi mata P2/N95 kia kinautolu ‘oku nau tu’u lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi.
Kumi ha feituʻu fai’anga sivi ʻoku ʻi ai ha ‘ū me’a’ufi’ufi mata taʻetotongi | Healthpoint
Kuo pau ké ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻi he ngaahi feitu’u faifatongia ‘o e potungāue mo’uí.
Hangē ko ʻení, kuo pau ké ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻi he taimi ʻokú ke ʻaʻahi ai:
- kilīniki ʻa e kau toketā
- potungāue fuafatongia ki he moʻui lelei ʻa e tukuikoló mo e iwi
- fale tala vai — ʻikai kau ai e va’a he supamāketí
- ngaahi falemahakí
- ngaahi fiema’u tokoni fakavavevave, hangē ko e houa kiliniki tu’ataimi mei he angamahení
- faifatongia ki he mo’ui lelei ‘o e nifo mo e ngutu
- faifatongia tokoni ki a kinautolu faingataʻaʻia fakaesinó/fakae’atmaí
- fuafatongia ma’a e kau matuʻotuʻa mo kinautolu ‘oku faingataʻia fakaesinó/fakae’atamaí
- ngaahi fuafatongia ma’a e mo’ui lelei ‘o e ongo fo’i mata hangē ko e kau mataotao ki he mata (optometrists) mo e sino fakatu’asino (physiotherapists)
Ki he kau mahaki mo e kau ngāue ʻi he ngaahi fua fatongia ki he mo’uí, ‘oku tu’utu’uni fakafeitu’u pe fekau’aki mo e me’a’ufi’ufi mata. ‘Oku tuku atu ‘e he Potungāue Mo’ui e fakamatala ki he kau ngāue ki hono ngāue ‘aki ‘o e ngaahi meʻangaue maluʻi fakatāutaha (PPE) hange ko e me’a’ufi’ufi mata.
Ngaahi Faka'atā
ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ké ke tui ha me’a‘ufi’ufi mata kapau:
- ʻokú ke nofo ʻi ha falenofo’anga ‘oku tauhi koe ‘i ai
- ʻoku ke ʻaʻahi ki ha kau fale’i fakaʻatamai, kau fale’i, pe ha ngaahi ngāue tokoni ki he ngaahi tō’onga liliu ngata’a.
ʻOku mau mātu’aki tapou atu ki he kau mahakí ʻi ha faʻahinga feitu’u fuafatongia ki he moʻuilelei pe, ke nau tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻokapau ‘oku nau malava.
‘Oku ala kole atu ‘e ha fa’ahinga ‘o e ‘ū feitu’u fuafatongia ki he moʻui lelei ké ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘o tatau aipe ‘a e makatu’unga ho’o ‘i ai.
ʻOku mau tapou atu ke mou tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata:
- kapau ko ha tokotaha feohi vāofi koe ‘i ‘api pea ʻokú ke sivi fakaʻaho ʻi ha ʻaho ʻe 5
- kapau ʻoku ke ʻi ha tuʻu lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi mei COVID-19
- ʻi he me’afefonga’aki fakatokolahi, kau ai ʻa e ‘ū pasi, lēlue fefononga’aki, ʻi loto ʻi he `ū vaka uta pāsese mo e fepuna’aki
- kapau ʻokú ke fiemaʻu ke holoki hoʻo laveangofua ange ké ke puké
- ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu kakai’ía
- ʻi he feituʻu mapuni ‘oku ‘ikai ‘ea lelei
- ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu fetuʻutaki vaofi, hangē ko e fepōtalanoaʻaki fesiofaki.
ʻE ʻi ai ha ngaahi feituʻu ʻe niʻihi, hangē ko e ngaahi ngāueʻangá, ngaahi kātoanga makehe ʻoku hokó pe marae, te nau kei kole atu pē ké ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi matá.
ʻOku kei malu ange pe ‘a e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ki hono leva’i e COVID-19. ʻE vakaiʻi maʻu pe ʻe he puleʻanga ‘a feima’u ke fakaʻaongaʻi.
Te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata fakafaitoʻo ta’etotongi ‘i ho’o lava atu ‘o ma’u ho’o me’asivi vave antigen (RATs) mei ha senitā fai’anga siví. ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ké ke toki puke pē pe ʻi ai ha ngaahi fakaʻilonga puke COVID-19. Ke maʻu e me’a’ufi’ufi mata taʻetotongi, ʻota he ʻinitaneti:
Kole ‘a e me’asivi RATS pea mo e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata taʻetotongi | Potungāue Mo’ui
Kumi ha feitu’u fai’anga sivi ʻoku nau tufaki taʻetotongi atu e me’a’ufi’ufi matá | Healthpooint
Kapau ʻoku ke tuʻu lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi, te ke lava ʻo maʻu ha ‘ū me’a’ufi’ufi mata P2/N95 ta’etotongi.
Ko kinautolu ‘oku tu’u lavea ngofua ange ke puke lahi 'aupito mei he COVID-19
ʻOku ʻikai feʻunga ʻa e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ki ha kakai ʻe niʻihi koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi faingataʻaʻia fakaesino pe ‘ū mahaki tauhi.
Kapau ‘oku ʻikai ké ke lava ʻo tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata, te ke lava ma’u ha Ngofua ‘Atā Mea’ufi’ufi Matá. Te ne fakafaingofua’i hono fakahā’i ‘a e ‘ikai fe’unga e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ka koe.
ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ia ké ke fakahā’i ha Ngofua ‘Atā Mea’ufi’ufi Mata— ka ʻe ala tokoni ia ké ke ongoʻi fiemālie.
Tohi kole ki ha Ngofua ‘Atā Mea’ufi’ufi Mata
Fakahā'i 'okapau 'oku 'ikai ké ke lava 'o tui ha me'a'ufi'ufi mata
Taimi ʻe niʻihi ko e ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻikai feʻunga ai ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘iate koe, ʻoku ʻikai ’asi ngofua ki he niʻihi kehe. ʻOua te ke hohaʻa kapau ʻe ʻeke atu ʻe ha taha pe te ke lava ʻo tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata. Ko ‘enau fie tokoni atu pē ke maluʻi koe mo e niʻihi kehe.
ʻOku ʻikai taau ke fehuʻi atu ha taha fekauʻaki mo hoʻo faingataʻaʻia fakaesino pe mahaki tauhi. Ka ʻoku ʻuhinga lelei pe ke nau vakaiʻi pe ʻoku fakaʻatā koe mei he lao ke tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata.
Kapau ‘oku ʻikai ké ke lava ʻo tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata, ʻe tokoni’i koe ʻe he ngaahi toʻonga moʻui lelei ko ʻeni ke maluʻi koe mo e niʻihi kehe:
- Nofo pē ʻi ʻapi kapau ʻokú ke puke.
- Tauhi ho vāmamaʻo ‘i ha mita ʻe 2 mei he kakai ʻoku ʻikai ké ke ʻiloʻi.
- Toutou fufulu mo fakamōmoa maʻu pē ho nimá.
- Tale mo mafatua ki ho tuiʻinima.
Te ke toe lava foki ʻo sio pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha ngaahi fili ke tiliva atu pe ha fili ke ‘ota ka e toki ‘omi. Pe kole ki he fāmilí mo e kaungāmeʻá ke nau ‘ō ‘o omai kiate koe.
‘Oku kehekehe ‘a e ‘ū me’a’ufi’ufi matá mo e maluʻi ‘oku nau fakahokó. Fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai hao lelei hoʻo meʻa’ufi’ufi mata pea ʻikai ha fetōʻaki pea fakaʻaongaʻi totonu mo maʻu pē. ʻE tokoni ʻeni ki hono maluʻi koé mo e niʻihi kehé mei he COVID-19.
Ko hono tui ‘o ha me’a’ufi’ufi matá ‘oku tokoni ki hono malu’i koé mo e niʻihi kehé. ʻOku nau mātuʻaki ʻaonga ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai malava ai ke tauhi e vāmama’ó.
Ke ngāue lelei, ko e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ‘oku totonu ke:
- kāpui ho ihú, ngutú mo e kumukumú
- ke hao lelei pea ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha fetōʻaki ʻi ʻolunga, ʻi lalo pe ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki
- tui ke tonu mo tui maʻu pē
- ʻikai ke hauhau, maumau pe ʻuli.
Ko e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘oku ‘ikai hao leleí ‘e ‘ikai ngāue leleí. ‘E ala ʻikai ke ne ʻoatu ha maluʻi feʻunga kiate koe pe ko kinautolu ʻoku mou feohí mei he mafola ʻa e COVID-19.
Ko e ngaahi me'a'ufi'ufi mata kehekehe 'oku nau 'omai e ngaahi lēvolo kehekehe 'o e malu'i, fakamakatu'unga mei he fa'ahinga 'o e me'a'ufi'ufi mata pea moe founga hono ngaue 'aki. ''Oku totonu ké ke kumi ha me'a'ufi'ufi mata 'oku fe'unga mo koe.
ʻOku ʻi ai ha ngaahi meʻa ʻoku totonu ké ke fakakaukau ki ai ʻi hoʻo fili ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi mata. ʻOku kau heni:
- hoʻo tu’u lavea ki he puke he COVID-19
- hao lelei ʻo e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ʻia koé
- ngaahi leia mo e tuʻunga malava ʻo e naunau ‘o ta’ofi e pipihi
- fakafiemālie ʻa e me’a’ufi’ufi matá.
Ko e hā pe ha faʻahinga me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻoku ke fili, manatuʻi ʻoku lelei ange ia hano ‘ikai ngāue ‘aki.
Te ke lava ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ha me’a’’ufi’ufi mata tupenu. Ko e lelei ko ia ‘a e ngāue ‘a e tupenu ‘o e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ‘oku makatuʻunga mei he founga ngaohi pea mo e naunau ‘oku ngāue ‘aki.
ʻOku totonu ké ke kumi ha tupenu ‘oku toe lava ‘o ngāue ‘aki ʻoku leia ‘e 3 pea ʻoku ngaohi ʻaki ha tupenu kuo lalanga maʻu, hange ko e tupenu mei he vavae (cotton).
Ko hono totonú ke 2 e fa’ahinga tupenu ‘i he me’a’ufi’ufi matá ke kei malava pe ‘o mānava lelei pe kae kei ta’ofi e pipihi pea mo hao lelei foki. Ko e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘oku lahi hake ‘i he leia ‘e taha te nau tokoni ki hono ta’ofi ‘o ha fa’ahinga pipihi atu.
Te ke lava ʻo fakatupulaki ʻa e malu hoʻo tupenu me’a’ufi’ufi matá ʻaki hāno tanaki atu ha ʻleia me’asiviʻ mo ha uaea halafakakavakava ihu ke fakafuo ai ʻa ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi mata. ʻE lava pe ke hoko ʻa e leia me’asiví ko ha meʻa’ufi’ufi mata sivi pe fakasi’isi’i hifo ‘a e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘aonga tu’otahá ke tānaki ki ha katoloto me’a‘ufi’ufi mata
ʻE kei lava pe ke ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu ʻi ha ngaahi vahaʻa taimi nounou ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu fehū’aki lelei ai e ‘ea.
Fō ho me'a'ufi'ufi mata tupenu
ʻOku mahuʻinga hono tokangaekina ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi mata. ʻOku totonu ké ke fō faka’aho e me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu ʻaki hono fakaʻaongaʻi ʻo e koa mo e vai vela, pea fakamomoa fakaʻaufuli ia kimuʻa pea ke toe fakaʻaongaʻi.
ʻOku totonu ke lahi ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi matá he tahá ke fō e taha pea tui ha taha. Vakaiʻi ha maumau mo ha mahaehae ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ha avaava pea ʻoku nau kei ʻi ha tuʻunga lelei pe.
ʻOku lahi ha ngaahi falekoloa mo e ngaahi falekoloa fakatāutaha ʻi he ʻinitanetí ʻoku nau fakatau atu ʻa e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata. Te ke lava foki ʻo ngaohi pe ʻe koe haʻo meʻa’ufi’ufi mata ka ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai toe si’isi’i hifo he leia 3.
Ko e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘oku tu’o taha pē hono ngāue’aki mo e ki’i maea takai he telingá ‘oku lelei ange ‘ene maluʻi ki ha taimi lōloa ‘i he me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu. Tautautefito ki he taimi ʻoku ke ʻi ha feituʻu tuʻu lavea ngofua ange ai.
Ko e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata fakafaitoʻo ‘lanu pulū’ ʻeni ‘oku lahi ‘ene ‘asi. ʻOku faʻa ui kinautolu ko e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻfakafaitoʻoʻ, ʻtafaʻ mo e ʻfaka’aho pe’.
Ke fakaʻaongaʻi ki he moʻuilelei, kuo pau ke nau fakafiemālie’i ha makatuʻunga pau. ‘Oku ‘i ai ha ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ki he tafa ‘oku te’eki fakamafai’i ki he ngaahi tuʻunga fakafaitoʻo, ka ‘oku ne kei malu’i pe koe.
Te ke lava ʻo maʻu ʻeni ʻi ha ngaahi falekoloa fakatau fakamovetevete lahi, supamāketi pe famasī. ʻE lava foki ke ʻomi ʻe ha niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi kautaha tokoni fakasōsiale pe potungāue ‘o tuku atu ha konga.
Kumi 'a e me'a 'oku fe'unga lelei
Ke ʻai e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko ʻeni ke hao lelei ange pea maʻu:
- fakafuo e uaea ki he fuo ho ihu
- feinga ke fakaleileia kinautolu ʻaki ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu ki ʻolunga
- nonoʻo e me’a ha’i telinga ke fakafuopotopoto ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku fakapipiki ki he me’a’ufi’ufi mata, pea peluki mo numi ha konga ‘o e me’a’ oku ngaohí ki lalo ‘i he tapa he tafatafa’aki
- feinga te ke fusi’i ki mui e ki’i maea takai he telingá ʻo fakamaʻu ʻaki ha lapapeni pe pine ʻulú.
Founga malu hono tui e me’a’ufi’ufi matá
Feinga ke ’oua te ke vilohi ‘a e maea ki he telingá ‘o fakafuo ki he mata’ifika 8, he’e te ne faka’atā ‘a e fanga kiʻi momoʻi vailasi iiki ke hū ki loto.
ʻE lava ʻe hono fakapipiki tuʻo ua pe fakaleileia ke toe ʻomai ha maluʻi lahi ange. Ko e leia ʻe tahá, lelei taha ange me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu, ʻe lava ke tokoni ke taʻofi ha faʻahinga mama ʻi he tafaʻaki ki ʻolunga mo e tafaʻaki ki lalo ʻo e me’a’ufi’ufi mata.
Ko hono toe faka'aonga'i 'o e me'a'ufi'ufi mata faitafá
Ke toe fakaʻaongaʻi e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko ʻení, te ke lava ʻo fakavai’i nautolu ‘i ha vai māfana, vela pe lili ʻi ha ngaahi miniti siʻi pea tautau ke mōmoa. Te ke lava ‘o fakahoko eni ki he tuʻo 10.
ʻI he taimi ʻoku kamata ke hā motu’a ai pe ‘ikai toe hao lelei, laku leva ki he kapa veve fakalukufua ‘i ‘api.
‘Oku ma’olunga ange e ta’ofi e pipihí ‘e he ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘oku ngāue’aki tu’otahá ‘i he taimi ‘oku tonu ai hono tui.
Ki he kakai ʻoku nau ʻi ha tuʻu lavea ngofua ke puke lahi ‘aupito mei he COVID-19, ko hono fakaʻaongaʻi ‘o e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata P2/N95 ko ha fili lelei ange ia kiate koe.
Kapau te ke fili ke tui e fa’ahinga me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko eni, ‘oku mahuʻinga ke muimui ki he fakahinohino ‘a e potungāue ne nau ngaahi ke hao lelei ki ho fofonga. ʻOku fiemaʻu ké ke fakapapauʻi ʻoku ʻikai ha fetōʻaki pea ʻoku fa’aki lelei ki ho mata.
‘Oku malava ‘e he me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘o maluʻi ‘i he ngaahi houa lahi ‘i he ngaahi feituʻu tuʻu fakatuʻutāmaki hangē ko e feituʻu ‘oku ‘ikai fu’u fehū’aki lelei ai pe ‘ikai ke ‘ea lelei. Ka ʻoku fiemaʻu ke nau fa’aki lelei takai ho fofonga ke malu’i lelei ange koe ‘i ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata fakafaitoʻo.
‘I he ‘ū feituʻu fuafatongia ki he moʻui lelei, ‘oku pau ange ke fakapapau’i kuo ‘tesi pe ku hao’ ke fakapapauʻi ‘oku hoa lelei e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ‘i honau fofonga.
ʻOua naʻá ke fō e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko ʻení. ʻOku ʻi ai ha fatongia makehe ʻo e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko ʻeni ʻi hono tauhele’i e vailasi. ‘Oku ke malava ‘o toutou fakaʻaongaʻi e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko eni ‘i ha ngaahi ‘aho kapau te ke tauhi’i ha feituʻu mokomoko mo mōmoa. Kapau ‘oku homohomo pe ‘ikai toe fa’aki lelei ki ho fofongá, pe ‘uli pe maumau, pea ‘oku taimi leva ke lī ‘i ho’omou lī ‘anga veve anagaheni ‘i api.
Ngaahi fakatu'unga kehekehe
‘Oku ma’u atu ‘a e me’a’ufi’ufi mata mānava ’i he fōtunga, totongi, lahi mo e tolonga kehekehe. ʻOku faʻa ʻiloʻi kinautolu ʻaki e tu’utu’uni pau ‘okui ne pule’i fakavahaʻapuleʻanga kuopau ke nau feau.
- Ko e P2 ‘a e tu’utu’uni pau ki he me’amalu’i mānava ‘i ʻAositelelia/Nuʻusila.
- Ko e N95 ‘a e tu’utu’uni pau ki he me’amalu’i mānava ‘i Amelika.
- Ko e KN95 ‘a e tu’utu’uni pau ki he me’amalu’i mānava ‘i Siaina.
- Ko e FFP2 ‘a e tu’utu’uni pau ki he me’amalu’i mānava ‘i ʻIulope.
Fili ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ki he longa’ifānaú ʻoku hao ‘ia nautolu, ‘oku nau fietui mo tui maʻu pē. ‘Oku tonu ke kāpui ‘e he me’a’ufi’ufi matá ‘a e ihu, mo e kumukumú ‘o ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha vaha i ‘olunga, ‘i lalo pe ongo tafaʻaki.
‘E malava pe ‘eni koe me’a’ufi’ufi mata mei he tupenu malava ‘o toe ngāue ‘aki mo e leia e 3 pe ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata fakafaito’o ngāue tu’o taha pē. ʻOku lahi ʻa e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata (pe fakatau pe ngaohi) ‘oku ‘i a e saisi ‘a e leká.
Te ke malava ‘o ngāue ‘aki e me’a’ufi’ufi mata ki he faito’o ‘oku faingofua hono maʻu, ‘aki hono ‘ai e founga hono fakapona mo fusi ke hao lelei ‘i he fofonga ‘o e leká.
Ko e fa’ahinga me’a’ufi’ufi mata ko eni pe kofukofu ‘oku si’isi’i pe ‘ene malu’i ‘a e mafola ‘o e COVID-19.
- Ko e me’a paletuʻa matá ‘oku ‘ikai ke mau poupou’i ke ngāue’aki kae tuku e me’a’ufi’ufi matá he ‘oku siʻisiʻi fau ‘a ‘enau maluʻi e pipihi ‘o ha huhu’a pe me’afana faito’o.
- Ko e me’a’ufi’ufi mata efú pe me’a’ufi’ufi mata mānavá ‘oku hu-1 pe hono hū’angá ‘oku ‘ikai ke fale’i atu he ‘oku ne fakafaingofua’i ‘a e ‘ū mea pipihí ke mafola ki he ni’ihi kehé.
- Me’a’ufi’ufi mata kuo hā motu’a mo mahaehae. Kapau ʻoku faka’au ke manifi e nāunaú, avaava, pe ‘ikai kei ava he’e me’aha’i pe fano takai ‘o pukepuke e me’a’ufi’ufi mata, kuo taimi ke fetongi.
- ʻOku ʻikai toe tali ʻa e sikāfi, holoholo, me’aha’i mata, falani ‘oku ‘ikai toe tali ia ko ha ngaahi me’aʻufiʻufi mata.
ʻI he taimi ʻoku ke tui ai ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata, ʻoku mahuʻinga ke malu ho’o fakaʻaongaʻi. ʻOku totonu ke ne kāpui ho ihú, ngutú mo e kumukumú. ʻOku totonu ke hao lelei ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha ava ʻi ʻolunga, ʻi lalo pe ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki.
- ʻOua naʻa ke teitei vahevahe ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata mo ha kakai kehe.
- ʻOku totonu ke kāpui ʻe ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi matá ho ihú, ngutú mo e kumukumú. ʻOku totonu ke hao lelei ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha ava ʻi ʻolunga, ʻi lalo pe ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki.
- ʻOua naʻa ke toe tui ha me’a’ufi’ufi mata ʻi he taimi kuo hauhau, maumau pe ʻuli ai.
- ʻOku ʻi ai ha kakai ʻe niʻihi ‘oku ‘ikai sai kia kinautolu e tui me’a’ufi’ufi mata. ʻOku nau kei maʻu pe ʻa e totonu ke nau lava ‘o ma’u ‘a e meʻakai mo e ngaahi ngāue tokoni.
Clean your hands
Before you put on your face mask, clean and dry your hands. Use either:
- soap and water, or
- hand sanitiser that is at least 60% alcohol.
Check your face mask
Make sure it is:
- clean
- dry
- not damaged.
Put on your face mask
Place the face mask over your nose and mouth, then secure it with ties or ear loops. The face mask should:
- fully cover your nose, mouth and chin
- fit comfortably, but securely, against the side of your face
- allow you to breathe easily.
Clean your hands again
Use either:
- soap and water, or
- hand sanitiser that is at least 60% alcohol.
Ko e ngāue lelei ‘o e me’a’ufi’ufi matá ‘oku makatu’unga ia mei hono fakapapauʻi ‘oku hao lelei hoʻo me’a’ufi’ufi matá ke taʻofi ha ava ‘e ala hū atu ai ha ‘ea he me’a’ufi’ufi matá ki hoʻo fofongá.
Fold your mask in half
Clean or sanitise your hands first. Fold the mask top to bottom.
Fakapona ha ki’i fo’i nonoʻo ‘i he maea ki he telingá
Fakapona ha fo’i nonoʻo ‘i he ki’i fa’ahi ‘o e maeá ‘oku pipiki ki he me’a’ufi’ufi matá pea fusi’i ke maʻu.
Fai ʻeni ʻi he ongo tafaʻaki fakatouʻosi ʻo e me’a’ufi’ufi matá.
Fit the mask to your face
Place the face mask over your nose, mouth and chin.
Fit the mask comfortably, but securely, against the side of your face.
Make sure you mould the nose wire to your nose and there are no gaps at the sides.
Avoid touching the front of your mask
If you touch your face or the front of your mask, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.
Avoid touching your face
If you touch your face or the front of your mask, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.
Avoid moving your mask
Do not pull your mask down below your chin.
Clean your hands
Clean and dry your hands. Use either:
- soap and water, or
- hand sanitiser that is at least 60% alcohol.
Remove your face mask
Take your mask off from behind and pull it away from your face.
Use the loops or untie it.
Do not touch the front of the mask, and be careful not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
Clean or dispose of your mask
Clean your mask
Clean cloth masks by washing them with detergent in hot water. You can do it either by hand or in a washing machine.
Dry the mask completely before you use it again. Do not use a damp mask.
Dispose of single-use face masks
Dispose of used face masks in your general household rubbish bin. Do not put them in the recycling.
Clean your hands again
Use either:
- soap and water, or
- hand sanitiser that is at least 60% alcohol.
ʻE faingofua pē haʻo ngaohi haʻo me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenú. ʻOku totonu ke ʻi ai ha leia ʻe 3, pea ʻi ai mo ha leia ʻe 1 ʻoku ne poloka e hauhau. ʻOku totonu ke 'i ai e ki’i maea ha’i fakafuopotopoto ki ho telingá pe ʻulú.
- Te ke kei lava pe ʻo ngaohi mo tui ha ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi mata tupenu.
- ʻOku totonu ke ʻoua naʻa toe siʻi hifo ʻi he leia ‘e 3 ʻa e ngaahi me’a’ufi’ufi matá pea ʻoku ʻaonga ia ʻi ha ngaahi vahaʻataimi nounou ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ‘oku fehū’aki lelei ai e ‘ea.
- Kuo pau ke nau fakapipiki ki ho ʻulú ʻo pelu fakafuopotopoto ʻi ho telingá pe ʻulú—he ʻikai lava ké ke fakaʻaongaʻi ha ngaahi sikāfi, holoholo pe falani kuo fusi’i hake ki ho fofongá.
- ʻOku totonu ke ʻufiʻufi ʻe ho’o me’a’ufi’ufi matá ho ihú, ngutú mo e kumukumú.
Ko e founga hono tuitui ho me’a’ufi’ufi matá
Te ke fiemaʻu ‘a e
- Tupenu fa’u mei he vavaé (cotton), 39 x 19 cm
- Tupenu ke matuʻuaki e hauhaú, e 19.5 x 19 cm. Hangē ko ʻení, te ke lava ʻo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e nailoni pe polypropylene, ʻo hangē ko ha tupenu ki he talausese-mutu.
- kongokonga fano 2 x 20 cm
- Tepi fua
- Helekosi
- 'Ū Pine
- Filo vavae (cotton)
- Mīsini tuituí
- Fili pē: Fetongi e konga tupenu 'o ha tupenu 'ikai ke tuitui ke fakalelei'i e sivi, 19.5 x 19 cm
Steps to sew a face mask
Step 1: cut your cotton fabric for the inner and middle layers
Cut out 2 rectangles from your tightly woven cotton fabric, each measuring 19.5 cm x 19 cm. To enhance filtration of your face mask, you can swap the inner layer to use spunbond.
Step 2: cut out your outer layer
Cut out a rectangle from the moisture-resistant fabric for the outer layer, measuring 19.5 cm x 19 cm.
Step 3: cut your elastic
Cut 2 pieces of elastic, each measuring 20 cm long.
Step 4: pin your elastic
Take the outer piece of fabric, with the side you want facing outwards turned up.
Pin the ends of the elastic to the sides of your fabric. Make a semi-circle with your elastic so it does not catch when you sew it. Pin the elastic in place.
Step 5: lay your fabric together
Lay your pieces of fabric together (with the spunbond in the middle, if using). Make sure the moisture-resistant fabric that will be on the outside of your face mask is turned inwards here.
Pin all the pieces together.
Step 6: stitch your fabric together
Stitch your fabric together with a 6 mm seam allowance. Leave a small opening on one side.
Step 7: turn right side out
Turn the fabric right side out and sew a 3 mm seam around the outside to close the opening and finish the edges neatly.
Step 8: gather your pleats
Make 3 evenly spaced folds along the right and left sides of your face covering. Pin these in place.
Step 9: stitch your pleats
To complete your face covering, stitch across the pleats, 3 mm away from your first line of stitching.
Step 10: wash your face mask
Wash your face mask in hot water and detergent, either by hand or in a washing machine. Dry your face covering completely before using it.