WHO finally says to wear a mask if you can't social distance

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The World Health Organization said Friday it is now advising that masks be worn beyond health care settings in areas where the virus is spreading if a social distance can't be kept.

Until now, the WHO recommended only health care workers, COVID-19 patients and caregivers wear masks to stem global shortages.

 

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How timely! A day late and a dollar short since this started. They’ve been misguiding us from the very beginning!

After many lives taken away now you realised it? U r so incompetent. Likely u r instructed by the country who given you the post n increased your funding after being criticised by US

postidentity Birx has said that the entire time. Media misreported it.

Killed enough people now have they? 🙄

Who?

WHO sucks?

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said people over age 60 or with underlying medical conditions also should wear masks in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained. WHO previously had recommended that only health care (1/2)

China must have given the OK.

4 months too late

the incompetence is pretty staggering

Is it Matt Hancock?

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