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Masks may actually increase your coronavirus risk if worn improperly, surgeon
general warns

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   Updated 1828 GMT (0228 HKT) March 2, 2020

   Government officials say facemasks aren't necessary
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   A man reaches out for a mask at a Home Depot store in Los Angeles,
   California on January 22, 2020 as the Coronavirus entered the United
   States this week. - A new virus that has killed nine people, infected
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   Wuhan, the city at the heart of the outbreak. (Photo by Frederic J.
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   A man reaches out for a mask at a Home Depot store in Los Angeles,
   California on January 22, 2020 as the Coronavirus entered the United
   States this week. - A new virus that has killed nine people, infected
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   BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Government officials say facemasks aren't necessary

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   (CNN)US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams not only wants people to stop
   buying facemasks to prevent the novel coronavirus, but warns that you
   actually might increase your risk of infection if facemasks are not
   worn properly.
   "You can increase your risk of getting it by wearing a mask if you are
   not a health care provider," Adams said during an interview on Fox &
   Friends on Monday morning.
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   remains low. There are things people can do to stay safe. There are
   things they shouldn't be doing and one of the things they shouldn't be
   doing in the general public is going out and buying masks," he said.
   On Sunday, Adams posted on Twitter that people should stop buying
   masks. Rather, he tweeted that to keep yourself and those around you
   healthy, wash your hands often, avoid touching your eyes, nose and
   mouth with unwashed hands and disinfect surfaces.

     Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!
     They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching
     #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can't get them to care for
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   Adams also tweeted on Sunday that if the general public purchases a
   majority of the facemask supply and if health care providers can't get
   them to care for sick patients, "it puts them and our communities at
   risk!"