In apparent contradiction of earlier advice to wear face masks and the efficacy of such masks in preventing the spread of the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday that healthy people do not need to wear face masks unless visiting hospitals.
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