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How well do fabric face masks protect from COVID? – News-Medical.Net

In a new study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv, researchers at the University of Cambridge found that fabric face masks block 62.6 percent to 87.1 percent…

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As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rages worldwide, governments and health agencies are urging the use of facemasks to mitigate the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Previous studies have shown that wearing face masks helps reduce the spread of infectious respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. However, there is limited data that explores the efficacy of homemade fabric face masks.
In a new study, published on the pre-print server medRxiv*, researchers…

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