Nearly 70,000 lives could be saved in the next 3 months if more Americans wore masks, researchers say

Nearly 70,000 lives could be saved in the next 3 months if more Americans wore masks, researchers say (cnn.com)

Nearly 70,000 lives could be saved in the next 3 months if more Americans wore masks, researchers say

(CNN)Another 134,000 people could die in the US from Covid-19 by December if no further safety measures are mandated -- and the actual number probably would be much worse if mandates are relaxed, researchers say.

The projection by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation comes with a silver lining: About 70,000 of those lives would be saved if many more Americans wore masks, the institute's leader said.
"It really depends on what our leaders do, (both) as individuals, and what governments do," the IHME's chief, Dr. Chris Murray, told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Friday night.
 
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