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COVID-19: Wearing A Face Mask? Here Are Some Important Safety Steps To Remember COVID-19: Wearing A Face Mask? Here Are Some Important Safety Steps To Remember
Covid-19: Wearing A Face Mask? Here Are Some Important Safety Steps To Remember With protective face masks becoming a new safety statement amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control is offering advice to ensure they are used most effectively. The CDC recently changed its stance and said that those venturing into the community during the COVID-19 outbreak, after initially saying it was only key for healthcare workers. “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. 
“CDC a…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines COVID-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines
Covid-19: Should We All Wear Masks In Public? Health Experts, CDC To Revise Guidelines Should all Americans wear face masks when leaving the house to help stop the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)?  President Donald Trump said this week that his administration intends to release new recommendations regarding the use of face masks after he initially said masks weren’t necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. Most members of Trump’s coronavirus task force have recommended wearing face coverings in public, and are now reportedly in the process of finalizing a formal draft of new recommendations. The Centers for Disease Control is also reviewing its policy after …

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COVID-19: People Leaving NYC Metro Area Should Self-Quarantine For 14 Days, White House Says COVID-19: People Leaving NYC Metro Area Should Self-Quarantine For 14 Days, White House Says
Covid-19: People Leaving NYC Metro Area Should Self-Quarantine For 14 Days, White House Says With more than half of the nation's 44,000 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the epicenter of the pandemic, the New York City metro area, people leaving from there are now being advised by the government to self-quarantine for 14 days wherever they go. “We remain deeply concerned about New York City and the New York metro area,” said Dr. Deborah Birx, the response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force said at its daily news briefing on Tuesday night, March 24. “About 56 percent of all the cases in the United States are coming out of that metro area and 60 per…

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