U.S. CDC urges Americans to wear 'most protective mask you can'
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It said that "loosely woven cloth products provide the least protection.""Masking is a critical public health tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and it is important to remember that any mask is better than no mask," the CDC added.The CDC said the revised recommendations "reflect the science on masking, including what we have learned in the past two years," since the start of the pandemic.More Americans have been recently opting for higher-grade protection amid the surge in cases.The United States is tallying about 1,800 COVID-19 deaths and 780,000 new infections daily - the most in the world - as well as record levels of hospitalized patients.The Omicron-related surge appears to be slowing in areas that were hit first, including states in the Northeast and South, according to a Reuters analysis.
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