Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has come under fire for his comments on face masks in the battle with coronavirus.The former pro, 44, shared a photo of two masks on Instagram, and questioned whether they are having an impact amid the pandemic, in the caption.He reposted a snap from Dr Joseph Mercola, which read: ‘The first randomised trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection did not statistically significantly reduce the incident of infection.’The health expert’s comment continued: ‘The so-called “Danmask-19 Trial”, published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, included 3,030 individuals assigned to wear a surgical face mask and 2,994.
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