If both the sick and the healthy people will wear the masks, the risk of transmission will reduces to zero. Such a statement made today the Deputy Director of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health.

“We should respect the mask-wearing measure as much as possible. If the mask is worn by the infected person, it decreases the chance of spreading the virus to a large extent. If it’s worn by a healthy person the possibility of the spread is decreased in this case too. But, if both of them wear it - both the infected and healthy - then the chance of infection is almost put at zero.

Due to this, there is a recommendation to wear a mask; naturally, it doesn"t concern the houses and outdoor areas where we can keep the distance", - said Paata Imnadze.