Mayelana nokuvikelaimaski, Ji Lianmeisaid ukuthi izifihla-buso zokuzivikela zilungele ubusika, nokuthi abasebenzi bezokwelapha bangavimbela izifo ezithathelwanayo ezinamandla ngokwedlulele, njengezifihla-buso kanye namamaski ama-N95. Inzuzo ukuthi inezinga eliphezulu lokuvikela. Kodwa-ke, awukho umehluko obalulekile phakathi kokuvimbela umkhuhlane nezinye izifo ezithathelwanayo zokuphefumula kanye nemaski okuhlinzwa okwelashwa alahlwayo, kanye nokuqhathaniswa, nawo anezici zokunethezeka okubi kanye namanani aphezulu.
Amamaski e-cottongauze anezici zokufudumala nokunethezeka, ezifanele abantu abathintekayo emoyeni obandayo, kodwa kunzima ukuvimbela ngokuphumelelayo izifo zokuphefumula. Ngokombono kaJi Lianmei, kuyadingeka ukukhetha imaski efana nosayizi wobuso. Uma ugqoke imaski yokuhlinzwa yezokwelapha elahlwayo, hlukanisa phakathi kwengaphakathi nangaphandle. Uhlangothi olunombala okhanyayo lungaphakathi. Indawo eshwabene kufanele yembulwe ngokugcwele, futhi umlomo, ikhala, kanye nesilevu kufanele kuvalwe ngokuphelele, bese isiqeshana sekhala sicindezelwe ngokuqinile ukwenza imaski nobuso bulingane ngokuphelele. Gqoka imaski yokuzivikela, qinisa isiqeshana sekhala, uphefumule kakhulu ngemva kokugqoka, futhi uphefumule ngokushesha izikhathi ezimbalwa, inqobo nje uma kungekho kuvuza komoya ohlangothini lomlomo nekhala.
