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Health care personnel facing mask shortage in coronavirus crisis
As the novel coronavirus reaches more countries and U.S. cities, infecting over 90,000 people, killing at least 3,100 and prompting the governors of Washington, Florida and, most recently, California to declare states of emergency, the general public is scrambling to purchase masks in hopes of protecting themselves from infection ― an effort that health officials say is misguided and could lead to critical shortages for the health care providers who are required to wear them when caring for or transporting patients.