NYC to distribute more than 100,000 face masks to residents 

New York City will distribute more than 100,000 free face masks from May 2-5 to its residents to step up efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Residents are now required to wear masks or face coverings in public.

In New York City, the current U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, the number of infections has exceeded 170,000 and the death toll has surpassed 10,000.

(Cover: Medical workers carry a patient into an ambulance in New York, the United States, April 6, 2020. /Xinhua)