evidence: Up until this point, the general consensus among the scientific and medical communities was that healthy people should not be wearing face masks unless they are directly caring for an infected person. But now, a growing chorus proclaims that everybody should be wearing masks, just like the citizens of many Asian countries. This confusion can be shown in just two headlines from the past 24 hours: CNN: WHO stands by recommendation to not wear masks if you are not sick or not caring for someone who is sick