The US health department does not recommend wearing corona virus masks

Although there have been only 5 cases of corona virus infection in the US, Americans have started buying masks, according to the New York Times. On January 30, many drugstores in the US ran out of masks. Some large stores on Amazon say it will take several weeks for delivery.

However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they do not encourage people to wear masks to prevent corona virus.

'Virus will not spread in the community. We also often discourage people from using masks to prevent respiratory illnesses. Therefore, we definitely do not recommend that people start wearing masks to deal with this new virus, '' said Dr. Nancy Messonnier of CDC.

CDC discourages people from wearing masks to prevent corona virus.(Photo: CNN).

According to Ms. Messonnier, instead of wearing a mask, people should be alert to the symptoms and signs of corona virus . 'If you have symptoms like fever and cough, please call the health care center , ' Messonnier said.

In the context of the corona virus disease becoming more and more complicated in China, masks are in a state of out-of-stock situation in many countries. Meanwhile, in China, a series of mask factories operate during the Lunar New Year, workers are not allowed to take holidays.

CMmask, a mask company that controls 30% of the Chinese market, receives orders of 5 million pieces a day, 10 times the normal level. Hu Qinghui, deputy director of CMmask, said the company's 10 million stockpiles were exhausted last week.

The explosive demand for masks has pushed up the prices of manufacturers' stocks. The stock price of Kawamoto Corporation of Japan increased by nearly 6 times. Shares of Kukje and Monalisa of Korea increased by 58% and 86% respectively.

The number of corona virus infections (also called 2019-nCoV) continues to increase. More than 10,000 cases have been detected in more than 15 countries and 258 people have been reported to die as of February 1. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared a global public health emergency.

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