Why can't I buy medical surgical masks? What should I do if I can't buy disposable medical surgical masks?

Disposable medical surgical masks are in short supply and cannot be bought in pharmacies or online. For people who have to go out to buy groceries or go to work, they must be worried about being infected with the new coronavirus without a mask. For this epidemic, the transmission route is still quite scary. What should I do if I can't buy a medical surgical mask?

Why can't I buy medical surgical masks?

The demand exceeds the supply, and everyone needs masks, and medical surgical masks are the most cost-effective. N95s are reserved for medical staff, and civilians can only buy medical masks. Everyone needs them, resulting in out-of-stocks in pharmacies and online shopping.

What to do if you can't buy disposable medical surgical masks

You can buy other ordinary masks first, or masks with higher protection levels. It is better to have a mask than not.

Below I will give you a brief introduction to various masks and their protective effects.

1. Cotton mask. This type of cotton or canvas mask is rarely used in clinical medicine because it easily absorbs droplets and has no effect during the peak period of epidemics or haze weather, so it is not recommended.

2. Medical surgical masks. Its main function is to block the infection of pathogens, and its effect on preventing viruses is not particularly strong.

3. Activated carbon adsorption mask. Generally speaking, this type of mask is basically disposable, has an adsorption effect, can prevent bacteria and dust, but it makes breathing difficult and is prone to hypoxia if used for a long time.

4. N95-level masks. They can effectively cut off the spread of viruses and are also suitable for personal protection in smog weather.

The first type of mask, which is the ordinary mask, is not very effective in preventing viruses, but it is better than nothing. The second, third and fourth types are all OK, especially the fourth type is the best.

Where to buy medical surgical masks

Baizhuo Industrial Products Mall (Website)

It belongs to the same company as the top ten B2B "Made-in-China.com", and KN95, R95, and disposable masks are all in stock.

Zhenkunxing (website/app)

Among the top ten domestic B2B e-commerce companies, N95 masks for laboratories, dust-proof labor protection masks, and disposable masks are all in stock.

Alibaba Wholesale Network (website/app)

The most well-known B2B e-commerce platform has many fakes and does not ship. Try to buy industrial N95 and medical surgical masks, choose products from companies with large transaction volume, those that have been registered with the Food and Drug Administration, and those that have no violations through Tianyancha search.

Gmarket (website/app)

The largest comprehensive shopping platform in Korea, with a Chinese website, and the app market can also search and download apps. After downloading and installing the app, select China and Chinese.

Search for "KF94" (equivalent to N95). The address needs to be in English. You can use Baidu or Youdao translation to solve this problem.

Supports Alipay payment, EMS and SF Express direct mail, and delivery takes about a week.

Xiaomi Youpin (website/app)

Xiaomi's lifestyle e-commerce platform has a small amount of medical surgical and KN95 masks in stock, and Hubei users can get them for one cent.

Jingdong arrival notification, order placement (website/mobile page)

Computer: Select the out-of-stock mask and click on the arrival notification.

A window pops up, select the order placement function.

Android mobile terminal: Download a third-party browser (QQ, UC), click "My" → Settings in the upper right corner → Browser UA logo.

Switch to computer mode, enter http://www.jd.com to enter JD.com's official website, select Mask → Arrival Notification, and place an order.