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October 20, 2020mSphere448 citationsOpen Access

Effectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2

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HUHiroshi UekiYFYuri FurusawaKIKiyoko Iwatsuki‐Horimoto

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Airborne simulation experiments showed that cotton masks, surgical masks, and N95 masks provide some protection from the transmission of infective SARS-CoV-2 droplets/aerosols; however, medical masks (surgical masks and even N95 masks) could not completely block the transmission of virus droplets/aerosols even when sealed.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a72ddd88561daf2cc0f09https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00637-20
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