Can Homemade Face Masks Protect You From COVID-19?

The CDC now recommends that people use cloth face masks in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

By Nereida Moreno
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now recommends that people in the U.S. wear cloth or fabric face coverings when entering public spaces.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now recommends that people in the U.S. wear cloth or fabric face coverings when entering public spaces.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now recommends that people in the U.S. wear cloth or fabric face coverings when entering public spaces.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now recommends that people in the U.S. wear cloth or fabric face coverings when entering public spaces.

Can Homemade Face Masks Protect You From COVID-19?

The CDC now recommends that people use cloth face masks in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

By Nereida Moreno
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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its guidance on face masks and now recommends the use of “cloth face coverings” in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Reset checks in with an urgent doctor for more on the proper use of face masks.

GUEST: Dr. Rahul Khare, CEO of Innovative Express Care and emergency medicine specialist