Airborne transmission of COVID-19 and the role of face mask to prevent it: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background and aims Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), belonging to the Coronaviridae family, is agent of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province of China, in early December 2019 and is now considered a pandemic. This s...

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Main Author: Seyed-Amir Tabatabaeizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-020-00475-6