Dr. Rob Danoff Discusses If People Should Be Wearing Face Masks While In Public During Coronavirus Pandemic

Jim Donovan reports.

GOOD MORNING, JIM DONOVANWORKING FROM HOME.JOINING ME IS DOCTOR ROBDANOFF ON THE FRONT LINESOVERSEEING A TESTING SITEBUCKS COUNTY.GOOD MORNING DOCTOR ROB.GOOD MORNING JIM, HOW AREYOU.I'M WELL.HOW IS TESTING GOING AT YOURSITE.REALLY WELL.YESTERDAY WE HAD 90 PEOPLE,AND THERE IS STILL SOMEDELAYS, IN GETTING THAT HE ISRESULT BACK BUT IT IS START TOGO GET BETTER.THERE IS A NEW TEST THAT JUSTCAME OUT.HOPEFULLY THAT WILL SPEEDTHINGS UP.I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CANHEAR PEOPLE IN THE BACKGROUND.I HAVE OUR CONTROL ROOMTALKING.WE HAVE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGYISSUES THIS MORNING.WE HAVE A LOT OF DEBATES.INITIALLY PEOPLE SAID IN WENEED THESE FOR FIRSTRESPONDERS.NOW WE ARE HEARING OTHERWISE.GIVE ME YOUR TAKE ON THE MASK.JIM IN, COUNTRIES THAT HAVEDONE WELL, CZECHOSLOVAKIA,SINGAPORE, WE WEAR MASKS.WE ARE DOING SOCIALDISTANCING.WE ARE IMPROVING TESTING.WE ARE DEVELOPING NEWMEDICATIONS BUT FOURTH ELEMENTTHAT IS MISSING IS WEARINGTHESE MASKS.I HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODYIT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE MASKWE WEAR IN THE HOSPITAL.IT CAN BE LINEN MASK, COTTONMASK THAW CAN WASH AND THEYARE VERY EFFECTIVE TYPE MASKS.PROTECTION.I WILL TELL YOU Y MANY PEOPLEWITH THE CORONAVIRUS HAS MILDOR HARDLY ANY SYMPTOMS.WHEN YOU TALK OUR COUGH ITCOULD GO TO OTHER PEOPLE.BY WEARING THIS I'M PROTECTINGYOU, FROM ME AND YOU AREPROTECTING ME FROM YOU.I PROTECT YOU, YOU PROTECT ME.I BELIEVE CTC WILL CHANGETHEIR TUNE AND I BELIEVE THATTHEY WILL START RECOMMENDINGMASKS, THAT IS THE FOURTHELEMENT.IF WE ALL DO THAT IT WILL ADDTO OUR COMMUNITY, BEING ABLETO DECREASE THE SPREAD ANDVIRUS HAS IN ONE TO INFECT ITWILL STOP.OTHER PLACES ARE REQUIRINGTHEM RIGHT NOW.THEY ARE.SO WHEN YOU GO TO THE SUPERMARK, PHARMACY, OUTSIDE WEARTHE MASK.AGAIN IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BEHOSPITAL MASKS BECAUSE WE AREIN SHORT SUPPLY BUT YOU CANBUY THEM FROM DIFFERENT MAKERSTHAT MAKE THEM AND USE THEM ORMAKE YOUR OWN AND THEY THANCONTACT BE VERY EFFECTIVE.WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE PLACECONSIDER WEARING THAT.YOU ARE PROTECTING OR PEOPLE.I WILL SAY, FOR YEARS WHENI TRAVELED IN ASIA PEOPLEWOULD ALWAYS WEAR THOSE MASSBEING WITHS A REGULAR COLD BUTFIRST TIME I SAW IT, I THOUGHTWHAT IS GOING ON HERE.MAYBE IT IS A CULTURAL THINGWE HAVE TO GET USED TO WHETHERIT IS FOR THIS OR BEYOND.I THINK IT WILL BE ACCEPTEDAND ACTUALLY VERY FASHIONABLE.THEY HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES.YOU ARE A FASHION GUY.ONCE YOU START WEARING IT,OTHER PEOPLE WILL.IT IS FOR SAFETY.YOU SEE PEOPLE IN THE FAR EASTWEARING IT.IT IS EFFECTIVE.WE ARE PREVENTING OTHER PEOPLEFROM GETTING OUR ILLNESS F WEALL DO THAT, THAT IS FOURTHSTEP WE NEED TO TAKE TODECREASE THE SPREAD OF THISVIRUS.LOS ANGELES IS REQUIRINGTHEM.DOCTOR ROB, I WILL CERTAINLYTAKE YOUR ADVICE.I'LL MATCH WITT MY POCKETSQUARE WE WILL START A TREND.JIM, YOU ARE A TRENDSETTER.YOU DO IT, EVERYBODY WILL DOIT.YOU ARE FASHIONABLE.IT IS A FASHION TREND YOU ARESTARTING KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.THANKS DOCTOR ROB FOR JOININGUS.STAY SAFE ON THE FRONT LINES.WE DO APPRECIATE IT.