Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Are cloth face masks likely to provide protection against COVID-19?
The Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) have developed this response to questions about whether cloth face masks are likely to provide protection against COVID-19.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Are cloth face masks likely to provide protection against COVID-19?
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Publication date:
24 July 2020
Publication type:
Fact sheet
Intended audience:
General public
Description:
This response by the Infection Control Expert Group (ICEG) addresses questions about how effective cloth masks are in protecting the wearer from infection from COVID-19.
It includes:
- assumptions
- recommendations
- efficacy of cloth masks to prevent respiratory viral infections
- statements from international organisations such as the World Health Organization and international centres for disease control
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