Universal US mask wearing could save nearly 130,000 lives by the end of February 2021: Study
Oct 24, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Washignton: More than a half million lives could be lost to COVID-19 by 28 February 2021 in the USA, suggests a modeling study published in Nature Medicine. The paper also estimates that universal mask use could prevent the worst effects of epidemic resurgences in many states and could save nearly 130,000 of those half million lives.
Widespread facemask use could prevent a second COVID-19 wave, says study
Jun 12, 2020, at 04:22 pm
London/IBNS: Even basic homemade masks can significantly reduce transmission if enough people wear them when in public, according to latest modelling. Researchers call for information campaigns that encourage the making and wearing of facemasks.