Greetings from Hong Konghttps://twitter.com/DrMattMcCarthy/status/1243891663162019841 …
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We made this table on March 10 to compare the mask policy of the top 9 countries hit by the coronavirus Coronavirus: health researchers urge global authorities to consider broadening use of face masks https://www.inkstonenews.com/health/coronavirus-health-researchers-urge-global-authorities-consider-broadening-use-face-masks/article/3074453 …pic.twitter.com/9jwPsYWfpA
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"Masking ... would probably intercept the transmission link and prevent these apparently healthy infectious sources": Leung (Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association), Lam (University of Hong Kong) and Cheng (University of Birmingham)https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30520-1/fulltext …
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But what about the shortage? Don't hoard protective gear and don't wear an N95 mask if you're not a health care worker. Homemade masks are better than nothing! Everyone in Czechia is doing it.https://www.inkstonenews.com/health/coronavirus-czechs-get-busy-sewing-government-orders-mandatory-face-coverings-public/article/3077279 …
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@washingtonpost has reported that the US CDC is considering encouraging people to wear masks in public https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/cdc-considering-recommending-general-public-wear-face-coverings-in-public/2020/03/30/6a3e495c-7280-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html …1 reply 5 retweets 11 likesShow this thread
In the meantime, at least three more European countries have joined the Czech Republic in mandating the use of masks. They are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia and Austria.
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