"The announcement by the World Health Organization of August 7-14 as the week of wearing a mask is a propaganda campaign. "Before the WHO announced this initiative, it has recommended it to everyone since the virus spread."
Chief infectious disease specialist Jalal Isayev said in a statement.
He said that the World Masking Week will once again show people how important it is to wear a mask: “The main protection against coronavirus is to wait for social distance and use a mask. This initiative reminds us of the importance of using a medical mask. The WHO emphasizes the importance of this event, and the whole world will join this initiative. We must all join this campaign and wear masks. The importance of the mask has always been in the forefront. We have always recommended that the use of medical masks in airborne infections is very important both for the people themselves and for those around them. We will benefit from this proposal of the World Health Organization. "