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Coronavirus: Wearing non-medical masks will help others but not you, Tam says

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Canada’s top doctor is now recommending that people who don’t have symptoms of the novel coronavirus virus wear “non-medical” masks when outside their home as “an additional measure” to protect other people amid the pandemic.

There is emerging evidence that people infected with COVID-19 are able to transmit the virus before they develop symptoms, Dr.

Theresa Tam said during a daily news conference on Monday. Similarly, there is also growing evidence that some people who have the virus but never develop symptoms are able to transmit the virus as well, Canada’s chief public health officer said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Wearing a non-medical mask, even if you have no symptoms, is an

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