The Russian Technical Regulation and Metrology Service (Rosstandart) told TASS reporters that the “National Standard for Reusable Gauze Masks” is scheduled to be approved in June 2020. The draft standard is now in the public discussion stage.
Rosstandart stated that the standard is experimental and will be put into use for three years after approval before deciding whether to continue to use, withdraw or modify it.
Rosstandart pointed out that Russia’s existing quality standards for medical masks and respiratory system personal protection filtering equipment, other masks belong to the category of health care products, and have not yet been unified. Require.
As the COVID-19 epidemic spreads in Russia, people’s demand for masks has increased significantly. Due to insufficient production capacity of disposable medical masks, Russia has now begun to produce reusable masks. According to estimates from the Russian Ministry of Trade and Industry, Russia’s daily production capacity of gauze masks will reach 2.1 million by April 20.
