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Can Surgical Masks Protect You From Getting Deadly Coronavirus?
January 24, 2020
In China, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak is on the rise. Videos are surfacing of people collapsing on the street, and hospitals dedicated to housing coronavirus patients are being built from scratch. To cope with the impending threat of the outbreak, people in China and across the globe are purchasing surgical facemasks. But do they actually work? Inside Edition sits down with Dr. Roshini Raj to learn more about the facemasks’ efficacy.