The benefit of the public wearing masks is really going to be in prevention of transmission from folks that are asymptomatic but spreading the virus. You could be spreading it right now. Please wear a mask so that you don't get others sick. We don't know exactly how much benefit this will have, but it's a simple enough thing to ask people to do.You shouldn't be touching your face at all when removing a cloth mask.
I'm trying to find an answer to this because the CDC released conflicting information.How much benefit is there to cloth/homemade masks? My understanding is they don't help much, they don't block coronavirus, and if anything they increase risk because people are constantly touching/removing/adjusting them.Surely there isn't much benefit in wearing a homemade mask at work if I have to remove it for lunch and then put it back on. I'm just touching my face more.