Get the Facts Shares CDC’s Recommendations for Making and using DIY face masks

In recent weeks, there have been raging debates about the effectiveness of the antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, in treating patients with COVID-19, after some sources touted it as a useful treatment for the virus. On this edition of Get the facts we discuss the Ministry of Health & Wellness position on the matter.

Even before the detection of the first coronavirus case in Jamaica, members of the public were seen wearing protective masks. Now that things have escalated worldwide, the effectiveness of routinely wearing masks has become a key part of discussions on the pandemic across the globe. Listen to get the facts to find out how effective this means of prevention is.