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Mask Needed Outdoors? Remember to Keep Your Distance

May 18, 2020


Cleveland.com interviewed a number of experts, including Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Angelo DeLucia, Ph.D., an associate professor of molecular virology and cancer biology, to ask if it were necessary for people to always wear masks when they go outside.

Many said no, but suggested that people carry their masks with them, along with hand sanitizer.

Ultimately, Dr. DeLucia says, “The soundest advice would be to simply try to keep six feet away from whoever, mask or no mask.”

Read Cleveland.com’s full story.

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