Trump admin moves toward promoting broader use of face masks

This still image taken from a live stream provided by Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti showing Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti displaying putting on a protective face mask during his daily news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Garcetti has recommended that the city's 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the spreading coronavirus. (Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti via AP)

Law enforcement officers wear masks while working at a newly opened free drive through Covid-19 testing site provided by United Memorial Medical Center Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Houston. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A pedestrian wears a face mask in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has recommended that the city's 4 million people wear masks when going outside amid the spreading coronavirus. Garcetti on Wednesday said people in the nation's second-largest city who are performing essential tasks such as food shopping should wear homemade, non-medical face coverings, or even bandannas. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)