A debate is taking place on the use of face masks (both cloth and surgical) as a prevention
tool in the community vis à vis the recent World Health Organization (WHO) …

Introduction The original use of face masks was to help protect surgical wounds from staff-
generated nasal and oral bacteria. Currently governments across the world have instituted …

Considerable debates about the general community use of face masks for protection against
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stemmed out from differing views taken by health …

Background The pandemic of COVID-19 is growing, and a shortage of masks and
respirators has been reported globally. Policies of health organizations for healthcare …

Abstract Background The German government has made it mandatory to wear respiratory
masks covering mouth and nose (MNC) as an effective strategy to fight SARS-CoV-2 …

Background Based on the status of the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is an urgent need
to systematically evaluate the effectiveness of wearing masks to protect public health from …

Physical distancing and maintaining hand hygiene have been the key strategies advocated
from the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to reduce the …

This document, which is an update of the guidance published on 5 June 2020, includes new
scientific evidence relevant to the use of masks for reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the …

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a face mask has become usual and
ubiquitous, in both hospitals and community. However, the general public is consuming …

Background Since the beginning of 2020 the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to nearly every
country in the world. The mainly airborne pathogen has led to large numbers of deaths …