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CDC calls for everyone to wear masks

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CDC calls for everyone to wear masks
CDC calls for everyone to wear masks
CDC calls for everyone to wear masks

AMERICANS TO CONTINUE WEARINGFACE MASKS TO PREVENT THESPREAD OF COVI━19 AFTER CASESTUDIES SHOW THEY REALLY DOWORK.

WMAR 2 NEWS ABBY ISAACSSPOKE WITH A UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND DOCTOR ABOUT HERRECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSALMASKING.ú LOOKLIV━ THE UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND DOCTOR SAYS NOT ONLYDO WEARING MASKS PROTECT OTHERPEOPLE FROM YOU, IT CAN ALSOPROTECT YOU FROM OTHERS IFWORN CORRECTLY.

IN MARYLAND,MASKS ARE REQUIRED ON PUBLICTRANSPORTATION AND IN STORES.NOW THE CDC IS CALLING ONEVERONE TO WEAR MASKS..

AFTERAN EDITORIAL PUBLISHED IN THEJOURNAL OF THE AMERICANMEDICAL ASSOCIATION SHOWEDINCREASING EVIDENCE THAT CLOTHFACE COVERINGS STOP THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS, CITING CASESTUDIES AT A HOSPTIAL ANDSALON WHERE UNIVERSAL MASKINGPOLICIES PREVENTED THE SPREADOF COVI━19.

ITECHOED BY UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND UPPER CHESAPEAKEHEALTH PHYSICIAN VINISHA AMIN.5━1:01 these masks arecreating a barrier DR. AMINSAYS NOT ONLY DOES WEARING AMASK PROTECT OTHERS FROM YOU,IT PROTECTS YOU FROM OTHERS.4:5━5:02 if youvicinity or proximity tosomeone and they cough or theysneeze or theyloudly, there could be a largerespiratory droplet thatlaunched where the mask willessentially serve as abarrier.

BUT SHE SAYS ITS ONLYREALLY EFFECTIVE IF YOU ARECOVERING BOTH YOUR NOSE ANDMOUTH WHEN WEARING IT..BECAUSE THE VIRUS ATTACKS THELUNGS.

4:0━ 19 the mostcommon modalities are yournasal cavity and your oralpharynx which you breathethrough so itimportant to protect boththose cavities to make surethe virus doesnaccess to your lungs.

SHE SAYSOVERALL MARYLANDERS ARE DOINGA GOOD JOB WEARING MASKS BUTTHE USAGE ISN3:3━37 Donso that your nasal cavity isexposed.

Donon your chin.

Dondangle.

SHE RECOMMENDS ALWAYSWEARING ONE INDOORS AND EVENSOMETIMES WHEN OUTSIDE 2:4━55if youor an inner city setting wherepeople are very close to youor in close proximity andyouby you in the side walk orwherever you are, int ehparking lot, please wear amask LOOKLIV━ SHE ALSORECOMMENDS TAKING YOUR MASKSOFF ONLY BY TOUCHING THESIDES, AVOIDNG THE FRONTBECAUSE THATHIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF VIRUSIS.

THEN THROUGH IT INTO AWASHING MACHINE AND WASH IT ATTHE HIGHEST POSSIBLETEMPERATURE.

IN BALTIMORE ABBYISAACS WMAR 2 NEWS.MORE BUSINESSES ARE MAKINGMASKS MANDATORY INSIDE S

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