Can wearing a face mask help prevent the spread of flu? We ask the experts

By Melissa Cunnigham
May 22 2019 - 10:00am
Sayaka Nakamoto with daughter Mira, 5, wearing their face masks at their home in Altona. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui.
Sayaka Nakamoto with daughter Mira, 5, wearing their face masks at their home in Altona. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui.

During flu epidemics in China and Japan scores of people wear face masks to prevent the spread of infection.

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