Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (Oct 2021)

A comprehensive review of various categories of face masks resistant to Covid-19

  • Sonali Das,
  • Sagarika Sarkar,
  • Anusree Das,
  • Shreyosree Das,
  • Pallab Chakraborty,
  • Joy Sarkar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12
p. 100835

Abstract

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The science about the usage of face masks by the common public to avert COVID-19 transmission is proceeding swiftly. A primary route of transmission of COVID-19 is probably through small respiratory droplets, and it is transmissible from asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals. According to the World Health Organization, wearing a mask in public can help reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Different categories and types of masks and their usage are reviewed in this work. In a nutshell, this review work elucidates the aspects of utilizing the various face masks along with all possibilities to fight against the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19.

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