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    Coronavirus FAQs: Do Masks Help? Is The Disease Really So Mysterious?

    We're answering a few questions that you may be asking about the new coronavirus outbreak. And we invite you to send us your questions,
    by Elena Renken Jan 25, 2020 3 minutes
    People wear face masks as they wait at Hankou Railway Station on January 22, 2020 in Wuhan, China. A new infectious coronavirus known as "2019-nCoV" was discovered in Wuhan last week.

    Many reports refer to the newly identified coronavirus in Wuhan, China, as a "mystery" virus. Is it really a mystery? Do masks help keep you from getting infected? If an animal carries the virus, will cooking it make it safe to consume?

    These are some of the questions circulating about the virus called 2019-nCoV. Here are some answers.

    Will a mask protect me?

    There's a run on masks in China, with the belief that wearing one in public will protect an individual from exposure to droplets sneezed or coughed out by someone infected with the

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