India, Oct. 19 -- Twitter has removed a tweet by White House coronavirus task force member suggesting that face masks don't work and that there are "many harms" with wearing masks.

In a tweet he posted on Saturday, Scott Atlas said, "Masks work? NO".

"LA, Miami, Hawaii, Alabama, France, Phlippnes, UK, Spain, Israel. WHO:"widesprd use not supported" + many harms; Heneghan/Oxf CEBM:"despite decades, considerble uncertainty re value"; CDC rvw May:"no sig red'n in inflnz transm'n"; learn why," he added.

In the following tweet, he tried to tone down the first message, saying, "That means the right policy is @realDonaldTrump guideline: use masks for their intended purpose - when close to others, especially hi risk. Otherwise, social distance...