Wearing a mask can reduce 70,000 deaths

On August 7, local time, according to CNN, a new virus statistical model predicted that the number of deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States may reach 300,000 by December 1. But if more Americans wear masks, 70,000 of them can be saved.

At the beginning of the outbreak, health experts emphasized that the elderly were the most at risk. However, with the number of confirmed cases in the United States approaching 5 million, the new crown virus is being transferred to young people. There has been a surge in confirmed cases among children, adolescents and young people.

American experts show that masks can reduce the spread of the virus by more than 40%. If all Americans wear masks every time they go out, 70,000 of them can be saved.

William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and epidemiology at Vanderbilt University in the United States, said on Friday local time: "If we all wear masks, we can save a lot of lives. We now need national guidance very much." (CCTV Reporter Xu Dezhi)