5 Live discusses how LA County Officials have had to step in and ask people to please pick up their used gloves. They also advise to not recycle disposable masks and gloves as they are contaminated and should be tossed into the garage.
Some people have also been microwaving their face masks thinking it will kill germs. Firefighters warn it could set off a fire. The CDC recommends tossing used disposable masks and washing cloth masks in the washing machine.
“5 Live,” is KTLA’s digital-only newscast and streams on KTLA.com and the KTLA 5 News app weekdays at 4 p.m.
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5 Live Team:
Andy Riesmeyer – Senior Producer & Co-Host
Samantha Cortese – Multimedia Journalist & Co-Host
Robert Puente – Co-Host
Julie Montoya – Segment Producer
This segment aired April 22, 2020.
