Cloth Face Coverings <br />Slow Coronavirus Spread, <br />Evidence Shows The director of the Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said <br />that the virus could be contained in two <br />months if all Americans wore masks. Dr. Robert Redfield, via statement Redfield added that <br />masks are most effective <br />when “used universally <br />within a community setting.” The director said that hand-washing <br />and social distancing also play major roles in<br />getting the coronavirus under control. Reports by Massachusetts General Hospital and <br />the CDC found that masks led to lower positivity <br />rates in settings where COVID-19 was present.
