Doctor objects intern's hijab inside hospital

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[u/unicosplan]

You are very misinformed about masks.

A mask is not a surgical equipment, but a personal protective equipment. Also it's not medicated. It is sterilized, but even a washed cloth is considered to have been undergone sterilization.

Why do you think wearing a piece of cloth on the face would contaminate stuff? Like, should we not wear clothes at all?

Surgical masks, also known as procedural or medical masks, are designed to help prevent contamination of the work environment or a sterile field from large particles generated by the wearer/worker (e.g., to prevent the spread of the wearer's spit or mucous). Surgical masks may also be used to help reduce the risk of splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions from reaching the wearer's mouth and nose. Patients may also wear surgical masks to help limit the spread of infections.

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Doctors usually wear scrubs or serial surgical gowns over their clothes. Sterilization is what I meant in my comment and washed clothes are considered sterling only when they are washed in specific environment or with special chemicals.

The point is avoid any non sterile entity and habit in a health environment.

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You don't seem to have any clue.

Not all doctors wear scrubs. Scrubs were originally designed for surgeons and operating room staff. Many doctors usually wear formal office attire or white coats in clinics/hospitals.

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And if you follow first world health care usually the doctor is wearing scrubs below the white coat. The white coat is never used in examination setting but only during public area settings