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Bloomington Stores Seeing Shortage Of Medical Masks

By Autumn Schoolman
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   Multiple health stores around Bloomington are sold out of medical face
   masks in the wake of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

   Williams Brothers Health Care Pharmacy has been out of the medical
   masks for several weeks, along with several local CVS Pharmacy
   locations.

   Williams Brothers Pharmacy manager Leilani Hirasuna says most people
   buying the masks are sending them overseas.

   “I have someone asking me about the masks every other day,” she says.
   “I can see people wear them because they are trying to protect
   themselves from sneezing or coughing.”

   The World Health Organization released a two-page interim guide about
   the use of masks as a means of protection against coronavirus. It
   includes general advice on usage and disposal.

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   risk for ingesting infective droplets.

   WHO says that while medical masks are effective, they are not to be
   relied on as the sole protection against coronavirus. It says that the
   masks should be used along with other methods, such as handwashing and
   staying away from infected persons.

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