The United States' COVID-19 total topped 300,000 cases today, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late yesterday recommended using face masks in situations where it's hard to maintain physical (social) distancing measures, such as in grocery stores.US cases make up about a fourth of the reported global total, which has climbed to 1,187,798 in 181 countries, 64,084 of them fatal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today in its latest situation report said the latest country to report its first case is Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, a Dutch Caribbean territory that is home to about 25,000 people.CDC advises face masks especially in hard-hit areasAs anticipated, the CDC yesterday said it recommends wearing face