How Much Do Cloth Masks Protect You From Getting the Coronavirus? (IMAGE)

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How Much Do Cloth Masks Protect You From Getting the Coronavirus?

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is recommending that the general public wear cloth face masks to help decrease everyone's chances of getting COVID-19. So how does the new coronavirus spread? And can a cloth face mask help stop it? We contacted some experts to find out and to learn which materials work best if you're making your own: https://youtu.be/knCseXki4gE.

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