Government officials in the Netherlands say they will not advise citizens to wear masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus, claiming there is a lack of evidence showing they are effective.
“Because, from a medical perspective, there is no proven effectiveness of masks, the Cabinet has decided that there will be no national obligation for wearing nonmedical masks,” Minister for Medical Care Tamara van Ark said in a Wednesday announcement, according to Reuters.
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