Level 2
TheUSAisencouragingAmericanstowearfacemasks.Thereistalkabou
twhetherornotfacemasksareeffectivetoslowdownthespreadofCOVI
D-19.ThegovernmentisencouragingAmericanstousehomemadethi
ngslikefacemasksandscarves.TheWHOhasrecommendedthatpeople
whoarenotsickdonotneedtowearmasksorcovertheirface.However,o
therorganisationssayfacemaskscanhelptoslowthevirus.Theysaypeo
pleincountrieslikeSingaporeandSouthKoreawearmasksandreported
infectionratesarelower.Somehealthexpertsbelievethatmaskscouldc
uttheriskofpeoplespreadingthevirusandprotectthosewhohavenotco
ntractedit.Otherhealthofficialsworrythatifeveryonebuysmasks,ther
emaynotbeenoughfornursesanddoctors.Theysaymaskscouldmakep
eoplefeelsafeandmixmorewithotherpeople.Healthexpertsalsoworry
thathomemademasksareinsufficienttopreventpeoplefromcatchingt
hevirus.TheWhiteHousesaid:"Themostimportantthingisthesocialdis
tancing,washingyourhandsandnottouchingyourface."
- whether or not face masks are
- slow down the spread
- use homemade things
- people who are not
- wear masks or cover
- help to slow
- people in countries
- reported infection rates
- their face
- like face masks
- like Singapore
- are lower
- effective
- sick
- of COVID-19
- the virus
