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Double masking enough, health ministry says

High school students at Ban Bang Kapi School wear masks on the first day of their return to the classroom on Nov 15, 2021. (File photo)

Wearing more than two face masks does not mean better protection from Covid-19, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Wednesday.

Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Department of Medical Sciences, said wearing more than two masks was unnecessary. It would not give the wearer a greater chance of avoiding infection.

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