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Postura sobre el uso de mascarillas
Julio 15, 2020
Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News
Published: 6:19 PM CDT July 15, 2020
Updated: 6:39 PM CDT July 15, 2020
NEW ORLEANS — When the pandemic began, Hayley Keller and Paula Diannitto were concerned about how they'd do their job.
"COVID-19 has really tested our creativity and our ability to adapt," Diannitto said.
Speech and language pathologists, Keller's and Diannitto's faces are an important tool for the NICU babies, children and adults they treat.
Nuevas noticias del COVID-19
El CDC nos informa
14 de mayo, 2020
Los CDC están respondiendo a una pandemia de enfermedad respiratoria que se propaga de persona a persona causada por un nuevo coronavirus. La enfermedad se ha denominado "enfermedad del coronavirus 2019" (abreviado como "COVID-19"). Esta situación supone un riesgo grave para la salud pública. El Gobierno federal se encuentra trabajando estrechamente con socios estatales, locales, tribales y territoriales, además de socios de la salud pública, para responder a esta situación.
COVID-19: How much protection do face masks offer?
By Deborah Balzerr / Mayo Clinic News Network
Can face masks help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Yes, face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as frequent hand-washing and social distancing, help slow the spread of the disease. So why weren't face masks recommended at the start of the pandemic? At that time, experts didn't yet know the extent to which people with COVID-19 could spread the virus before symptoms appeared. Nor was it known that some people have COVID-19 but don't have any symptoms. Both groups can unknowingly spread the virus to others.