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CDC Recommends the Use of Cloth Face Coverings
in Public Settings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

April 04, 2020   06:00 a.m.
    From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):

    Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially
    in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission

    Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

    CDC continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across
    the United States.  We now know from recent studies that a significant portion of
    individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those
    who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to
    others before showing symptoms.  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 (e.g., grocery
    stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based
    transmission.

    It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains
    important to slowing the spread of the virus.  CDC is additionally advising 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.  Cloth
    face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common
    materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health
    measure.

    The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95
    respirators.  Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for
    healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by
    current CDC guidance.

    This recommendation complements and does not replace the President’s
    Coronavirus Guidelines for America, 30 Days to Slow the Spread, which remains
    the cornerstone of our national effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  CDC
    will make additional recommendations as the evidence regarding appropriate
    public health measures continues to develop.

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