A New York woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a box of face masks from an upstate medical center. Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin, Jr said in a statement that Josie Wright, 33, was taken into custody for stealing the masks and other medical supplies from Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Her alleged theft comes at a time when hospital supplies like masks are hard to come by, particularly in US hotspots like New York City. The CDC had originally said that only people who have symptoms should wear the masks when they go out. We've learned there's a fair amount of asymptomatic spread and whether or not people wear masks will prevent transmission to other people.

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2020 17:33 UTC