Possibly critical role of wearing masks in general population in controlling COVID‐19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), is now overwhelming spreading in the world. As of April 11, 2020, totally 1.61 million COVID‐19 patients were confirmed in more than 200 countries and regions with 99690 deaths.

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Published in:Journal of Medical Virology 2020-10, Vol.92 (10), p.1779-1781
Main Authors: Han, Guangshu, Zhou, Yi‐Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
coronavirus
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - virology
epidemiology
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Masks
pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
public policy
SARS-CoV-2 - pathogenicity
social science
Virology
virus classification
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), is now overwhelming spreading in the world. As of April 11, 2020, totally 1.61 million COVID‐19 patients were confirmed in more than 200 countries and regions with 99690 deaths.
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.25886