FILE PHOTO: A Chelsea Pensioner wears a protective face mask while attending a Remembrance Sunday service at Royal Hospital Chelsea, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 8, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
GENEVA (Reuters) - People living in areas with where COVID-19 is spreading should always wear masks in shops, workplaces and schools that lack adequate ventilation, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
If they cannot maintain physical distancing of at least one meter (3 ft), people in those indoor locations - including children and students aged 12 or over - should also wear a mask even if the spaces are well ventilated, it said in a tightening of its guidelines.
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