The good news? There is compelling evidence that masks work. The bad news? Many people aren’t wearing them.
“the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and a member of the White Housetask force, told the New York Times last week that the most important thing Americans can do moving forward is “try and keep the six-foot distance and wear face coverings.
People receive protective masks and bandannas as they are handed out in Prospect Park as face coverings become mandatory in many establishments on May 3, 2020 in New York.John Brownstein, an epidemiologist at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor, said there was"definitely confusion" over face coverings early on, though it was"partly due to improved understanding of virus transmission over time.
“Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!,” he wrote. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can't get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”Last month, President Donald Trump said he would not wear a mask in public while announcing the CDC guidelines recommending them, emphasizing that it was “voluntary” and “you do not have to do it.
Vice President Mike Pence visits the molecular testing lab at Mayo Clinic, April 28, 2020, in Rochester, Minn., where he toured the facilities supporting COVID-19 research and treatment. Pence chose not to wear a face mask while touring the Mayo Clinic despite their policy requiring one.New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has mandated that New Yorkers must wear face coverings when social distancing is not possible and slammed those who refuse to comply.
And Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on ABC's “This Week" on Sunday that his statewide order mandating face masks be worn in stores went"too far" and reversed the decision.
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