“Protect yourself from smoke with N95 masks and glasses recommended by doctors”

2023-04-24 23:49:03

Doctors suggest using the N95 mask that has a filter and seal. In addition, they add that it can help to wear glasses in case of eye irritation.

April 24, 2023, 8:49 p.m.

Experts recommend the use of a mask. (Video: TN).

The City of Buenos Aires and the Buenos Aires suburbs woke up this Monday with an intense presence of smoke and the smell of burning due to a fire in the Uruguayan department of San José, reported the National Meteorological Service (SMN).

Health experts stated that the use of the traditional mask can be useful to reduce the symptoms of those who suffer from allergies. However, they do not prevent the passage of smoke. For this reason, doctors recommend using the N95 chinstrap, which has a filter and seal and that prevents the entry of external agents into the body. In addition, they add that it can help wear glasses in case of eye irritation.

Also read: Smoke and smell of burning in the City of Buenos Aires: how long will it continue

(Photo: Agustina Ribó / TN)

Smoke and smell of burning in the City of Buenos Aires: how long will it continue

Smoke and the smell of burning in the City of Buenos Aires and surroundings will continue this monday and specialists do not rule out that it is maintained during the early hours of Tuesday.

“In the next few hours the wind will become from the southeast and the smoke will begin to dissipate,” explained the journalist from TN Matthias Bertolotti.

(Photo: Agustina Ribó / TN)

Why is there smoke in the City of Buenos Aires?

as far as he could tell TN From CABA Civil Defense sources, the phenomenon is linked to a strong fire that occurred in Uruguay, whose smoke moved through the wind from the eastern sector that crossed the Río de la Plata throughout the night.

At the beginning, the Buenos Aires neighborhoods that were most affected by the phenomenon were Montserrat, Palermo, Recoleta, Caballito, Parque Chacabuco, Almagro and Barracas.

Also read: Smoke and an intense smell of burning are registered in the city and surroundings due to a fire in Uruguay

The last time a similar phenomenon had been registered in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Buenos Aires (AMBA) it happened more than two months ago, also with a strong burning smell and presence of smoke.

(Photo: Agustina Ribó / TN)

On that occasion, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) was in charge of informing that the smoke that affected the City and Greater Buenos Aires were linked to the fires that affect the countrymore precisely those of the Paraná Delta.

For several days the fire attacked this area. In addition, the center and north of the country, in general, was characterized by an atmosphere that became cloudy due to the smoke emanating from the fires that also occurred in the Iberá Wetlands.

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