The CDC is now recommending that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings where social distancing is difficult to maintain (such as the grocery store or pharmacy). It is important that face coverings are cloth and homemade as surgical masks and N-95 respirators are in short supply and should be reserved for medical professionals. Recent studies have revealed that many asymptomatic (no symptoms) and pre-symptomatic (before symptoms manifest) people are spreading the virus. A cloth face covering is designed to protect others from you, should you have the virus and not realize it.