This morning the British newspapers and media are reporting that US doctors are recommending that people wear painters’ masks out in public especially in crowds. Oddly enough I can’t seem to find this story in any of the US Media and certainly there is no such announcement form the White House.
So are we or are we not being told to wear the masks? ( How low has our media sunk when we have to get this news from foreign sources?)
Americans told to wear masks as swine flu spreads round globe
… North of the border, in the US, doctors were advising people worried about the illness to buy painters’ masks from DIY stores as a precautionary measure. Authorities across the globe were torn between the imperative of slowing the spread of a potential flu pandemic and the need to avoid bringing every big city to a grinding halt.