At best, buying a mask is unnecessary caution. At worst, it’s contributing to paranoia — and a supply shortage among people who actually need them
Photo: Nora Tam/South China Morning Post via Getty Images It’s hard not to panic about the novel coronavirus currently making its way across the world: it’s all over the news, including this very website. We’ve been told the single best way to protect ourselves and others is to wash our hands , and when soap isn’t available, to use hand sanitizer with 60 percent alcohol content or higher. We’ve been told to avoid touching our faces, which has proved challenging.
If you’re still unconvinced, note that the World Health Organization’s first-ever Tik Tok video, about the ways in which we can protect ourselves from the coronavirus, doesn’t mention face masks once.
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