The WHO's technical lead expert on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said in a Reuters interview: "We are advising governments to encourage that the general public wear a mask [in public areas where there is a risk of transmission of COVID-19]. And we specify a fabric mask - that is, a non-medical mask... We have new research findings... We have evidence now that if this is done properly it can provide a barrier ... for potentially infectious droplets."
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