The recommendation came as the US set a new record for the number of Covid-19 deaths in one day with 1,480 dead, the most of any country since the pandemic began. President Donald Trump said the government recommendation for all 330 million Americans to wear non-medical masks in places such as grocery stores would last "for a period of time." The US recommendation will likely worsen an already severe shortage of masks in the United States and Europe, which both rely heavily on imports from China. Trump urged Americans to "just make something" or use scarves, saving clinical masks for health professionals and patients. In Spain, 34-year-old Vanesa Muro gave birth with Covid-19 and has been warned not to touch her newborn without wearing gloves and masks.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2020 01:18 UTC