COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) & precautions

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Before you rush out and buy face masks (possibly at a highly inflated price), it is worth listening to the podcast in this post…

COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV) News

The ABC coronavirus podcast discusses whether face masks should be worn by the general population. The podcast confirms other sources that it is recommended that only those with a coronavirus infection and healthcare personnel, likely to come in contact with infected patients, wear face masks. For the general population it is unnecessary and if the general population purchases face masks, it reduces the supply/availability to those who need them most.