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Jerome Adams warned that if people stockpile masks it leaves fewer available to healthcare providers who need them as they care for infected patients. read more...
The Trump administration is advising the public to stop buying medical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Trump administration is advising the public to stop buying medical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Americans worried about the coronavirus outbreak shouldn’t buy face masks to protect themselves against it because the masks are ineffective for those without symptoms -- and the purchases deplete the supplies available for medical professionals, the U.S. surgeon general said Saturday.
Jerome Adams warned that if people stockpile masks it leaves fewer available to healthcare providers who need them as they care for infected patients.
The US surgeon general not only wants people to stop buying facemasks to prevent coronavirus, but warns that you actually might increase your risk of infection if facemasks are not worn properly.
The director-general of the World Health Organization said there is still time to stop the surging global epidemic of COVID-19, saying “containment is feasible and must remain the top priority for all countries.”