Coronavirus: Gov. Tom Wolf Recommends All Pennsylvanians Wear Masks In Public

Stephanie Stahl reports.

DELAWARE HAS 438 CASES WITH 12HOFF DIED BECAUSE OF THEVIRUS.AS WE HAVE SAID TO DAYGOVERNOR WOLF RECOMMENDED THATALL PENNSYLVANIANS WEAR A MASSINCOME PUBLIC IN AN EFFORT TOCONTROL THE SPREAD.THIS COMES AS THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION IS ALSOEXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE NEWGUIDELINES ON MASKS.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL IS HERE TO EXPLAIN ITALL, STEPHANIE.REPORTER: THERE HAS BEENCONFLICTING ADVICE ABOUTMASKS, FIRST NO OFFICIAL, SAIDMASKS WOULDN'T PREVENTINFECTION NOW IT IS A YES.BECAUSE COVID-19 IS SOWIDESPREAD THE GUIDANCE ISBEING UPGRADED TODAY I'MASKING ALL PENNSYLVANIANS TOWEAR A MASK ANYTIME YOU LEAVEYOUR HOUSE.REPORTER: PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR TOM WOLF JOINS ACHORUS OF LEADERS URGINGPEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLICAIMING TO CONTROL SPREAD OFTHE COVID-19.YOU PROTECT PEOPLE AROUNDYOU SO MY MASK PROTECTS YOU.YOUR MASK PROTECTS ME.IDEA THAT THIS INFECTION ISWIDESPREAD ENOUGH THAT THISRECOMMENDATION WILL HELPPROTECT PEOPLE AROUND THOSEWEARING A MASK.REPORTER: NEW ADVICE ONWEARING MASK OR BAN DAN ASCOMES, AS COVID-19 IS SOWIDESPREAD.PEOPLE INFECT DO NOT ALWAYSHAVE SYMPTOMS, OR THEY CANTAKE DAYS TO SHOW UP.SO ANYONE YOU ARE AROUND COULDHAVE THE VIRUS AND IT ISEXTREMELY CONTAGIOUSESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE IN CLOSECONTACT.JUST PROTECT OURSELVES.REPORTER: NEW RACE BEINGRECOMMENDATION IS A CHANGEFROM EARLIER ADVICE FROMHEALTH OFFICIALS WHO HAD BEENSAYING MASKS, WEREN'TPROTECTIVE.ALL OF THE GUIDANCE THAT WEPROVIDE TO YOU IS BASED UPONTHE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE ATTHE TIME.REPORTER: HEALTH OFFICIALSEMPHASIZED EVEN WITH MASKS ITIS CRITICAL THAT PEOPLE WASHTHEIR HANDS A LOT AND NOTTOUCH THEIR FACE.A MASK ISN'T A PASS TO GOBACK TO WORK OR TO GO VISITFRIENDS OR TO GO OUT ANDSOCIALIZE.REPORTER: OFFICIALS STRESSYOU DO NOT NEED A SURGICAL ORN95 MASK, THEY NEED TO BESAVED FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ANDHEALTH CARE WORK HOURS COME INVERY CLOSE CONTACT WITHCOVID-19 PATIENTS.NOW IF YOU CANNOT GET AREGULAR CLOTH MASK YOU CANMAKE YOUR OWN, WITH MATERIALTHAT IS TIGHTLY WOVEN, IDEALLYA HIGH QUALITY COTTON AND IFYOU NEED HELP WE HAVE A LINC