New Delhi, May 1 -- Globally renowned doctor and an authority on COVID-19, Dr. Faheem Younus, has spoken against the suggestion to wear masks at home as the pandemic wreaked havoc across India.

Dr. Younus tweeted, "Masks at Home? Not needed for regular family encounters. Only needed when you have visitors from outside or someone at home has COVID-19/respiratory symptoms. We've lost so much. Let's not lose our sanity."

This was after Dr VK Paul, a member of the Indian government's Niti Aayog (earlier known as Planning Commission), said that the time had come for people to start wearing masks at home. Addressing a press conference, he said, "If there is COVID-19 positive case in the family, it is very important that the person wears a mas...