On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an update of its guidelines, which included a recommendation for governments to require people to wear face masks made of fabric in public places to help reduce the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic..
In the new guidelines, supported by the results of studies conducted in recent weeks, the organization stressed that face masks are only one of a group of tools that reduce the risk of spreading the virus..
“The masks alone will not protect you from Covid-19,” Tidros Adhanum Gebresos, the organization’s director-general, told a news briefing.“.
“We advise governments to encourage people to wear masks. Specifically, we mean cloth masks, that is, non-medical masks,” WHO expert Maria Van Kirkov said in an interview with Reuters.“.
“We have come to the results of new research. We now have evidence that if this is properly implemented, they (gags) can form a barrier … in front of the spray that may carry the infection,” she added.“.
The WHO had previously said that there was no evidence to support or refute the healthy use of masks, and it was always recommended that they be used only for infected persons and their caregivers..
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