By XINHUAMore by this AuthorThe head of a Covid-19 hospital in central China's Wuhan has suggested that New York promote mask-wearing among the public and stop quarantining patients at home. Answering a question about New York's much higher infection figure than Wuhan, Wang Xinghuan, head of the Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital, advocated the use of facial masks. "None of those who wore masks while contacting the patients were infected, so we're certain about the efficacy of masks," Wang told a group of journalists on the weekend. He also advised against asking patients with mild symptoms to isolate themselves at home, where they could pass the infection to more family members. AdvertisementAfter realising this problem, Wuhan later converted public facilities, including gyms and exhibition centers, into 16 temporary hospitals that helped quarantine patients with mild symptoms, which Wang described as a success story.

Source: Daily Nation April 13, 2020 11:48 UTC