Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, CDC Recommend Wearing Mask In Public

Stephanie Stahl reports.

DELAWARE HAS 450 CASES NOWWITH 14 WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSEOF THE VIRUS.AS WE SAID EARLIER TODAYGOVERNOR WOLF RECOMMENDED THATALL PENNSYLVANIANS WEAR A MASSINCOME PUBLIC IN AN EFFORT TOCONTROL THE SPREAD OF THEVIRUS.JUST MOMENTS AGO THE PRESIDENTANNOUNCED THAT THE CDC ISADVISING THE USE OF THENNON-MEDICAL MASKS ASIANADIGSAL VOLUNTARY PUBLIC HEALTHMEASURE.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIESTAHL JOINS US NEW TO TELL USBIT, STEPHANIE.REPORTER: UKEE, THERE HASBEEN CONFLICTING ADVICE ABOUTMASKS, FIRST, OFFICIALS SAIDIN MASK WOULDN'T PREVENT THEINFECTION AND NEW A YESBECAUSE COVID-19 IS SOWIDESPREAD THE GUIDANCE ISBEING UPDATED.TODAY I'M ASKING ALLPENNSYLVANIANS TO WEAR MASKANYTIME YOU LEAVE YOUR HOUSE.REPORTER: PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR TOM WOLF JOINS AWECHORUS OF LEADERS URGINGPEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLICAIMING TO CONTROL THE SPREADOF THE COVID-19.YOU PROTECT PEOPLE AROUNDYOU, SO MY MASK PROTECTS YOU,YOUR MASK PROTECTS ME.THE IDEA THIS IS WIDESPREADENOUGH THIS RECOMMENDATIONWILL HELP PROTECT PEOPLEAROUND THOSE WEARING MASK.REPORTER: NEW ADVICE OFWEARING MASK OR BANDANAS INPUBLIC COMES AS COVID-19 IS SOWIDESPREAD.PEOPLE INFECT DO NOT ALWAYSHAVE SYMPTOMS OR THEY CAN TAKEDAYS TO SHOW UP SO ANYONE YOUARE AROUND COULD HAVE THEVIRUS AND IT IS EXTREMELYCONTAGIOUS ESPECIALLY FORPEOPLE IN CLOSE CONTACT.PROTECT OURSELVES.REPORTER: NEW MASKRECOMMENDATION IS A CHANGEFROM EARLIER ADVICE FROMHEALTH OFFICIALS HAD BEENSAYING MASKS WEREN'TPROTECTIVE.ALL OF THE GUIDANCE THAT WEPROVIDE TO US IS BASED UPONTHE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE ATTHE TIME.REPORTER: HEALTH OFFICIALSEMPHASIZE EVEN WITH MASKS ITIS CRITICAL THAT PEOPLE WASHTHEIR HAND AS LOT AND NOTTOUCH THEIR FACE.MASK ISN'T A TASK TO GOBACK TO WORK OR GO VISITFRIENDS OR TO GO OUT ANDSOCIALIZE.REPORTER: OFFICIALS STRESSYOU DO NOT NEED A SURGICAL ORN95 MASK.THEY NEED TO BE SAVED FORFIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO COME IN VERYCLOSE CONTACT WITH COVID-19PATIENTS.NOW IF YOU CANNOT GET AREGULAR CLOTH MASK YOU CANMAKE YOUR OWN WITH MATERIALTHAT IS TIGHTLY WOVEN, IDEALLYA HIGH QUALITY COTTON.IF YOU NEED HELP WE HAVE A