Public health officials want you to keep social-distancing. And to wear a mask now.
New guidelines released Friday advise that the mask use is needed to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity ― for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing ― even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms. In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Trump: CDC recommends voluntary use of face masks for public to stem spread of coronavirusPrevious guidance stated the general public did not need to wear masks unless they came into contact with coronavirus patients or if they were sick.
Lire la suite »
Trump says CDC advises cloth masks to protect against coronavirus, but he will not wear onePresident Donald Trump said the CDC recommends using a cloth face covering to protect against coronavirus, but said he does not plan to do so himself.
Lire la suite »
This company claims its smart thermometer could help detect coronavirus hot spots faster than the CDCKinsa says its real-time data gathered from its smart thermometer could help forecast coronavirus hot spots faster than the CDC to quickly pinpoint where resources need to be allocated fast to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Lire la suite »
Two years before coronavirus, CDC warned of a coming pandemicLong before the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China, and then soon spread to nearly every country on Earth, a conference in 2018 offered proof that epidemiologists at the CDC and other institutions were aware that a new pandemic was poised to strike.
Lire la suite »