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UN health agency: Wear mask if you can't keep your distance

by AP Medical Writer
| June 5, 2020 11:07 AM

The World Health Organization is broadening its recommendations for the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic and said Friday it is now advising that in areas where the virus is spreading, people should wear fabric masks when social distancing is not possible, such as on public transportation and in shops.

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