Author: Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe; Pengpid, Supa; Villela, Edlaine Faria de Moura; Van, Thang Vo; Ahmed, Mohammed; Ditekemena, John; Crespo, Bernardo Vega; Wanyenze, Rhoda K; Dula, Janeth; Watanabe, Takashi; Delgado-Ratto, Christopher; Driessche, Koen Vanden; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Colebunders, Robert
Title: Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries Cord-id: e7k7gn9q Document date: 2020_7_17
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Snippet: In new guidelines published on June 5(th) 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. Recent online surveys in 206,729 persons residing in nine low- and middle-income countries showed that 32.7%-99.7% of respondents used face masks with significantly differ
Document: In new guidelines published on June 5(th) 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. Recent online surveys in 206,729 persons residing in nine low- and middle-income countries showed that 32.7%-99.7% of respondents used face masks with significantly differences across age groups and sexes. Targeted health promotion strategies and government support are required to increase mask use by the general population.
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