Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, April 3.
. I’m Laura J. Nelson, filling in for Julia Wick, and I’m writing from Los Angeles.Sign Me UpShould I be wearing a mask right now?
The thought has probably crossed your mind at least once — or, if you’re like me, every time you leave the house.White House officials said on Thursday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would soon issue new mask guidelines, softening an earlier anti-mask stance. That’s a shift from what we’ve heard until now: that masks are only necessary for people who are sick or are caring for someone who is.
Guidance from state and local leaders has also changed. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told residents this week thatpeople who are infected with COVID-19 but have no symptoms can become “super spreaders,” unwittingly infecting dozens of others. Experts caution that wearing a mask should supplement, not replace, the other stuff you’re doing to stay healthy: washing your hands thoroughly, staying six feet away from other people, and staying home unless you absolutely have to go out.who need to protect themselves from sick people, officials said. But they say a homemade mask, a scarf or a bandanna works fine for protecting yourself from others.
“There isn’t a single person in the general public who needs a N95 mask,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. “Please, please, please, don’t go look for an N95 mask. They’re in short supply. We have to make sure that our healthcare workers are able to access them.”
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