World health chiefs could U-turn on telling healthy people not to wear face masks after study reveals the virus can be sneezed 27 FEET across a room

The World Health Organization will reconsider its decision to tell healthy people not to wear face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

A recent study found that coughs and sneezes can spread virus particles up to 27ft (8m) in a cloud around an infected patient.

The WHO currently does not recommend that people without the illness wear face masks because there is little evidence they help and they would be better used by healthcare workers and patients who test positive.

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