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The USA could soon encouraging Americans to wear face masks or scarves. There has a lot of talk about whether or not face masks effective in helping slow down the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The government is to encourage Americans to use homemade face coverings like cloth masks, bandanas and scarves. The WHO and other health organisations have that people who are not sick do not to wear masks or their face. However, other organisations say face masks can the spread of the virus. They to countries like Singapore and South Korea, where people masks and reported infection rates are lower.

Health experts in the USA that wearing a mask could the risk of people spreading the virus and give a little protection to those who have not it. Health officials are worried that if everyone out to buy masks, there may not be enough for nurses, doctors and other key workers. They also say that a mask could the problem worse because people might feel safe wearing one and more with other people. Another thing health experts worried about is that homemade masks are insufficient to people from catching the virus. The White House said: "The most important thing is the social distancing, your hands and not your face."