il n’a pas d’indication

English translation: there is no need for

09:09 Apr 8, 2020
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: il n’a pas d’indication
This is a presentation about the preventive measures required for a company to safely resume operations in the context of COVID-19.

It is not intended for medical professions, but general managers.

I am therefore looking to avoid the recognised medical term 'indication' (FR/EN) as this is likely not to be understood. As translators, our primary role is of course to enable our target audience to understand the texts!

Here is the full sentence:
"Le masque n’est pas la bonne réponse pour le grand public car il ne peut être porté en permanence et surtout il n’a pas d’indication sans contact rapproché et prolongé avec un malade."

My working solution is "a mask is not prescribed unless there is ..."

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Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 21:00
English translation:there is no need for
Explanation:
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WHO: There is no need for healthy people to wear face masks ...www.businessinsider.com › who-no-need-for-healthy-people-to-wear-...
2 days ago - WHO says there is no need for healthy people to wear face masks, days ... who have COVID-19 or are in regular close contact with people who have ... Running outdoors alone without wearing a mask, for example, is safe if ...

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Note added at 12 mins (2020-04-08 09:21:45 GMT)
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No need to wear face masks unless you have flu-like ...www.thestar.com.my › news › nation › 2020/02/02 › no-need-to-wea...
2 Feb 2020 - IPOH: No human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has been reported in the country, and thus there is no need for ...

Is the Coronavirus Airborne? Should We All Wear Masks ...www.theatlantic.com › health › archive › 2020/04 › coronavirus-pan...
7 days ago - What if you're stuck waiting at a crosswalk and someone is there? ... only through close contact with infected people or contaminated surfaces. ... that people don't need to wear face masks unless they have COVID-19 or are ...
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:00
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10there is no need for
liz askew
4 -1wearing a mask is not recommended
Drmanu49


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
there is no need for


Explanation:
Search Results
Web results

WHO: There is no need for healthy people to wear face masks ...www.businessinsider.com › who-no-need-for-healthy-people-to-wear-...
2 days ago - WHO says there is no need for healthy people to wear face masks, days ... who have COVID-19 or are in regular close contact with people who have ... Running outdoors alone without wearing a mask, for example, is safe if ...

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Note added at 12 mins (2020-04-08 09:21:45 GMT)
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No need to wear face masks unless you have flu-like ...www.thestar.com.my › news › nation › 2020/02/02 › no-need-to-wea...
2 Feb 2020 - IPOH: No human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has been reported in the country, and thus there is no need for ...

Is the Coronavirus Airborne? Should We All Wear Masks ...www.theatlantic.com › health › archive › 2020/04 › coronavirus-pan...
7 days ago - What if you're stuck waiting at a crosswalk and someone is there? ... only through close contact with infected people or contaminated surfaces. ... that people don't need to wear face masks unless they have COVID-19 or are ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3189
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your speed!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
3 mins

agree  Carol Gullidge
26 mins

agree  writeaway: I don't go near medical translations but this is basically everyday French so even I could have answered (correctly)
1 hr

agree  Sue Davis
1 hr

agree  SafeTex
1 hr

agree  tradu-grace
2 hrs

agree  James A. Walsh
4 hrs

agree  Don Green
5 hrs

agree  erwan-l
17 hrs

agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
5 days
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
wearing a mask is not recommended


Explanation:
IMO

Face masks: WHO stands by recommendation to not wear ...
www.cnn.com › world › coronavirus-who-masks-recommendation-trnd
31 mars 2020 - World Health Organization officials Monday said they still recommend people not wear face masks unless they are sick with Covid-19 or caring ...

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Note added at 44 minutes (2020-04-08 09:54:11 GMT)
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or there is no recommendation for...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 21:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your input Drmanu


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Turning it round this way changes the meaning: this would mean 'you are recommended to NOT wear a mask", which is different from "there is no recommendation to wear"
14 mins
  -> I see your point but it is still a typical medical sentence which is different from recommend not to wear a mask.
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