With areas requiring facial coverings, News 6 spoke with a doctor about the latest research behind the masks.Dr. Norman Beatty, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine said that even though data is limited on how effective cloth face coverings are, the masks likely help prevent infection. “As an expert in the field of infectious diseases, we need to do this in a team effort,” Dr.
Beatty said. “If you are indeed infected and have COVID-19, you can spread the virus to others through coughing, even through breathing, and the face mask prevents those particles from spreading to others.”Dr.