Wearing a surgical mask is now mandatory in some countries

WHO says only symptomatic people or those caring for coronavirus patients need them, but some countries have already made it mandatory.

There is a global debate about whether everyone should wear surgical masks in public.

The World Health Organization says only people who are showing symptoms or caring for coronavirus patients should wear them. But some countries have already made it mandatory.

 

Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.