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WHO warns masks are no 'silver bullet' for ending pandemic

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference. GENEVA: The World Health Orga
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  • WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference.

"Masks should only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions. There is no black or white answer, and no silver bullet. Masks alone cannot stop the COVID-19 pandemic," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference.