populations rate ballooned to 651-per-million. Officials said the change came because of concerns that even asymptomatic carriers of the virus can spread it.Īs of Friday, service members’ rate of infection rose to 466-per-million, while the general U.S. The recommendation for voluntary use of face coverings in public is a reversal of earlier CDC announcements. They also said that medical-grade masks should not be used by the general public, because those items are in short supply and needed by health care workers.
“We especially recommend this in areas of significant community based transmission.”įederal health officials emphasized that the masks are not a replacement for other illness prevention measures like social distancing and self quarantines. “These include places like grocery stores and pharmacies,” Surgeon General Jerome Adams said in a White House announcement Friday. The move comes two days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national recommendation that citizens wear non-medical face coverings while in public. “Medical personal protective equipment such as N95 respirators or surgical masks will not be issued for this purpose as these will be reserved for the appropriate personnel.” “As an interim measure, all individuals are encouraged to fashion face coverings from household items or common materials, such as clean T-shirts or other clean cloths that can cover the nose and mouth area,” according to the memo. The Military Departments will issue guidance on wear for service members, according to the memo. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness will issue updated force health protection guidance on DoD implementation.
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