Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic
Shuo Feng †
Chen Shen †
Nan Xia †
Wei Song
Mengzhen Fan
Benjamin J Cowling
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Published:March 20, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30134-X
Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the use of face masks has become ubiquitous in China and other Asian countries such as South Korea and Japan. Some provinces and municipalities in China have enforced compulsory face mask policies in public areas; however, China's national guideline has adopted a risk-based approach in offering recommendations for using face masks among health-care workers and the general public. We compared face mask use recommendations by different health authorities (panel).
