Mass masking in the COVID-19 epidemic: people need guidance

Lancet. 2020 Mar 21;395(10228):945. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30520-1. Epub 2020 Mar 3.

Authors

Chi Chiu Leung¹, Tai Hing Lam², Kar Keung Cheng³

Affiliations

¹ Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: ccleungpnc@netvigator.com.
² School of Public Health. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
³ Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Masks* / supply & distribution
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
World Health Organization