Coronavirus outbreak: Do medical masks really reduce the risk of contracting viruses?

As concerns over the coronavirus spread, more people are picking up surgical face masks, with some businesses selling out.

Farah Nasser speaks with Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control at University Health Network, about the effectiveness of face masks amid the recent spread of novel coronavirus.

Authorities around the world have been offering up conflicting messages even as they sought to calm panic buying of masks seen as a guard against the fast-spreading coronavirus. Some experts said the wrong handling of masks could even increase infection risk of the epidemic that has claimed over 200 lives in China and spread to over 20 countries.

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