www.Maskedheroes.uk  is a community led, nationwide initiative – matching mask makers to those who need masks in their community.

• Encourage everyone to wear face masks to help reduce the spread of the virus. 
• Get the country sewing! Encourage people to make face masks to address the shortage of supply for themselves and others in their community who need them, using easy to use instructions from the centre for disease control

• Connect heroes making masks to those in the community who need them using the Masked Heroes Map
• Encourage people to donate surgical and other medical grade masks that they have at home to care homes and carers in their community for example who desperately need them.

Masked Heroes founders Desiree Maghoo and Namai Bishop said: “The UK government is reviewing the use of masks today and there is concern about the shortage of masks for front line workers.  Masked heroes was set up to encourage the wearing of masks and to help address the shortage of masks in the UK, by encouraging people to make face masks at home using CDC (US centre for disease control) instructions for themselves and others in their community.

Masked heroes is community-led. It will help us to feel useful and connected during this period of crisis and isolation and fuel the community spirit which has notable in the last few weeks. Using the map, you can find and connect with people and organisations near you that need masks.

We also want to encourage those who may have stockpiled medical masks to donate them to organisations in their community who need them most.”

Why should we ALL wear a mask when we are out and about?

• The virus can be spread by people who are asymptomatic (wont develop any symptoms), those who are pre-symptomatic (about to develop noticeable symptoms)  
• The UK government has so far only advised people with symptoms to wear a mask. However, if you are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic, you won’t know that you have COVID 19 and current UK advice to wear a mask doesn’t apply to you, and yet you will be contagious. It is likely that there are more pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic people than there are people who are experiencing symptoms of COVID 19.  

• There may be more people who are asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spreading the disease than people who are displaying symptoms.
• Wearing a face mask can reduces the spread of the disease and the viral load passed between people
• The virus can be spread by people when they speak, cough and sneeze.  Hayfever season is upon us!
• The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has said that wearing home-made masks  in conjunction with other measures including social distancing and frequent hand washing can reduce the spread of the virus

About Masked heroes:

• www.Maskedheroes.uk  is a community led nationwide initiative – matching mask makers to those who need masks based on where they live and work.
• The site includes instructions of how to make masks from the US Centre for Disease Control so that home-made masks can be made and used as safely as possible.

Masked Heroes UK is a charitable venture founded by Desiree Maghoo, Founder of Questor Consulting, UK based financial, legal and crisis communications consultancy, and Namai Bishop, founder of luxury travel company LuxePrive. Help with the website and social media marketing has kindly been provided pro bono by Priodev and 52 Group, as well as family and friends, with extra special superhero thanks to Marietta Hickman.

Media enquiries:

Desiree Maghoo
Questor Consulting
M: 07775522740
dmaghoo@questorconsulting.com

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