Potential utilities of mask‐wearing and instant hand hygiene for fighting SARS‐CoV‐2

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 92; no. 9; pp. 1567 - 1571
• Main Authors: Ma, Qing‐Xia, Shan, Hu, Zhang, Hong‐Liang, Li, Gui‐Mei, Yang, Rui‐Mei, Chen, Ji‐Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Avian flu; Chlorine; Cloth; Coronaviridae; coronavirus; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - transmission; COVID-19 - virology; Hand Hygiene; Humans; Hygiene; Literature reviews; mask; Masks; N95 Respirators; pandemic; Pandemics; Personal hygiene; Personal Protective Equipment; Polymerase chain reaction; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Reverse transcription; RNA, Viral; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; soap; Sodium hypochlorite; Utilities; Viral diseases; Viral Load; Virology; Viruses; COVID-19; coronavirus; hand hygiene; pandemic; soap; mask

The surge of patients in the pandemic of COVID‐19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 may overwhelm the medical systems of many countries. Mask‐wearing and handwashing can slow the spread of the virus, but currently, masks are in shortage in many countries, and timely handwashing is often imp...