A seamstress holds a face mask made from inabel fabric at the Hangar Market in Baguio City. According to the World Health Organization, non-medical, fabric masks can be used by the general public under the age of 60 and who do not have underlying health conditions. ANDY ZAPATA JR.
Germany and Austria have made medical masks mandatory on public transport and in shops – allowing only surgical or FFP2 masks, rather than fabric – amid concerns over the threat posed by the rapidly-spreading new virus mutations.
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