Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 15 Jul 20

SOME tasks are better left to the experts no matter how simple they may appear.

A few months ago many members of the public would have assumed putting on a surgical mask was easy.

But as you've no doubt witnessed a sizeable portion of the population are struggling to ensure masks cover their nose and mouth.

So Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, stepped up to the plate to demonstrate how it's done, but sadly his effort to ensure the members of the public were aware that the masks are more than mere chin coverings only served to prove he made a wise decision in not pursuing a career as a surgeon, or indeed a flight attendant, as he bungled his display struggling to attached the mask to his ears in a VIDEO, before managing to cover his eyes with it.

Acutely aware of his less than stellar efforts Hunt sought some professional assistance to give Australians a better example of how to use a surgical mask without turning it into a blindfold, recruiting his wife, Paula, who has previously worked as a theatre nurse, to produce a more effective VIDEO.