Facemask shortage and the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: Reflections on public health measures

• Published in: EClinicalMedicine Vol. 21; p. 100329
• Main Authors: Wu, Huai-liang, Huang, Jian, Zhang, Casper J.P., He, Zonglin, Ming, Wai-Kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: COVID-19; Facemask shortage; Internal Medicine; Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia; Public health intervention; Research paper; SARS-CoV-2; Universal facemask wearing policy; COVID-19; Universal facemask wearing policy; Public health intervention; SARS-CoV-2; Facemask shortage; Novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia

A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak due to the severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection occurred in China in late December 2019. Facemask wearing with proper hand hygiene is considered an effective measure to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but facemask wearing has...