The World Health Organization recommended wearing face masks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation is inadequate, in an update to its COVID-19 guidance on masks.
The new recommendations apply in areas of known or suspected cluster or community transmission of the new coronavirus.
The WHO advises the general public must wear a non-medical mask while or in outdoor settings if physical distancing of at least one meter cannot be maintained.
If indoors, unless the ventilation is poor, WHO advises the public to wear a non-medical mask, regardless of whether physical distancing of at least one meter can be maintained.
The UN health agency also urged people not to wear masks during vigorous physical activity, and not to use masks with valves since they bypassed the filtration function of the face mask.
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