Face mask: how it helps prevent Coronavirus

Still Confused About Masks? Here’s the Science Behind How Face Masks Prevent Coronavirus

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent

  • Both the CDC and the WHO now recommend cloth masks for the general public.
    • Masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. 
      • It protect both people wearing them and people around them.
  • Surgical masks are good.
Studies: Wearing masks saves lives amid COVID-19 - CGTN

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