WASHINGTON, D.C.: If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? Global health authorities say no. Amid a shortage of masks, the US is sticking with that advice but Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested people who are worried wear a scarf.

That shortage is so severe that the Joint Commission, which accredits US hospitals, said Tuesday that if facilities can’t provide proper masks, health workers are allowed to bring their own from home.

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