It’s World Mask Week - an initiative meant to increase the use of face coverings across the globe.
THE USE OF FACECOVERINGS....ACROSS THE GLOBE.IN TONIGHT'S EDITION OF....."WE'RE OPEN.... LAS VEGAS"...ONE LOCAL MAN IS MAKING ITEASIER....FOR LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS....TO GET THEIR HANDS ON....PROFESSIONAL-GRADE MASKS!
13ACTION NEWS REPORTER....KELSEY MC-FARLAND SHOWSYOU....HOW THESE MASKS...STAND OUT.... FROM THE REST."WE'RE NOW GETTING USED TOSEEING THE GENERAL PUBLIC OUTAND ABOUT WEARING MASKS ANDIT'S EASIER TO FIND THEM INSTORE NOW BUT GARY, THE OWNEROF MASK MART, SAYS NOT ALLMASKS ARE CREATED EQUAL""THERE'S MASKS EVERYWHERE BUTJUST ASK THE QUESTION: HOW MUCHPROTECTION AM I GETTING?
GARYCOWARD CREATED 'MASK MART'ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO...THE KIOSK- NOW LOCATED IN THEPARKING LOT OF FABULOUSFREDDY'S PARKING LOT ONCHARLESTON AND FT.APACHE.HE USED TO SELL SOAP ANDSHAMPOO TO VEGAS HOTELS- BUTCOVID-19 CHANGED THAT."WHEN THAT FELL OFF THE CLIFF IUSED MY CONTACTS FROM THE LAST30 YEARS OVERSEAS AND SAIDLET'S LOOK AT MASKS" NOW,GARY'S MAKING SURE VEGASRESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TOTOP-QUALITY PROTECTIVE MASKS-ALL CERTIFIED BY THE F-D-A."WE SURVEYED 20 FACTORIES, WENTAND VISITED 7 AND VISITEDTHREE" MASK MART'S KN95PROTECTIVE MASKS HAVE ANADJUSTABLE NOSE STRIP ANDFILTER EFFICIENCY OF 95PERCENT.IT'S SIMILAR TO AN N-95MASK....BUT IT'S A BIT MORECOMFORTABLE."IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SAFETYAND SECURITY AND HYGIENE, PEACEOFMIND FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILYTHEN YOU NEED A KN95 LEVEL MASKOR AT LEAST A MASK THAT HASFFP2 TESTING AND ABOVE ANDTHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANTTHING" THE CDC SAYS CLOTH MASKSARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE GENERALPUBLIC IN CERTAIN COMMUNITYSETTINGS...BUT WON'T PROVIDE ANY RELIABLELEVEL OF FILTRATION.IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MOREPROTECTION- THE KN95 OR N95MASKS WILL DO A MUCH BETTERJOB."MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION NOW-WHICHEVER YOU WANT TO GO ISFINE I'M JUST TRYING TO EDUCATEFOLKS ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THEMAND BEST FOR ME" YOU CAN BUYONE MASK FOR 4.35..5 FOR 19.95 OR A BOX OF TEN FOR37 DOLLARS."WHAT WE'RE SELLING IS SAFETYAND SECURITY AND HEALTH, WHATWE'RE NOT SELLING IS JUST APRICE POINT AND WE'RE NOTSELLING JUST A GOOD COOL LOOK"GARY ALSO HAS NEW PRODUCTS ONTHE WAY.MASK MART WILL SELL KN95 MASKSFOR KIDS SEVEN TO THIRTEEN..AND THIS PROTOTYPE- A PREVIEWOF THE PPE TRAVEL KIT THAT'S INTHE WORKS."YOU CAN FIND MASK MART ON THECORNER OF FORT APACHE ANDCHARLESTON - JUST OUTSIDE OFTHE JIFFY LUBE.THEY'RE USUALLY HERE FROM ABOUT9:30 TO 2 O'CLOCK IN THEAFTERNOON DEPENDING ON JUST HOWHOT IT GETS OUTSIDE.KELSEY MCFARLAND, 13 ACTIONNEWS"WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.....ABOUT BUSINESSES....FEATURED ON...."WE'RE OPEN LAS VEGAS"....ON OUR WEBSITE...K-T-N-V -DOT- COM SLASH OPEN."GET DOWN...GE
Medical experts recommend we wear face masks in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus and in some places, like Las Vegas,..
