Masks likely helped to prevent tens of thousands of Covid-19 cases

Study shows dramatic shift in infection trends when mask-wearing rules were applied in virus hotspots. FMTNews

Face-covering helps to prevent airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus.

Infection trends shifted dramatically when mask-wearing rules were implemented on April 6 in northern Italy and April 17 in New York City – at the time among the hardest-hit areas of the world by the health crisis – the study found. Direct contact precautions – social distancing, quarantine and isolation, and hand sanitising – were all in place before mask-wearing rules went into effect in Italy and New York City.

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