Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K. Chu, Derek; A Akl, Elie; Duda, Stephanie; Solo, Karla; Yaacoub, Sally; J. Schünemann, Holger; K. Chu, Derek; A. Akl, Elie; El‐Harakeh, Amena; Bognanni, Antonio; Lotfi, Tamara; Loeb, Mark; Hajizadeh, Anisa; Bąk, Anna; Izcovich, Ariel; A. Cuello‐García, Carlos; Chen, Chen; J. Harris, David; Borowiack, E; Chamseddine, Fatimah; Schünemann, Finn; Paolo Morgano, Gian; E.U. Muti Schünemann, Giovanna; Chen, Guang; Zhao, Hong; Neumann, Ignacio; Shi Kai Chan, Jeffrey; Khabsa, Joanne; Hneiny, Layal; Harrison, Leila; Smith, Maureen; Rizk, Nesrine; Giorgi Rossi, Paolo; Abihanna, Pierre; El-Khoury, Rayane; Stalteri, Rosa; Baldeh, Tejan; Piggott, Thomas; Zhang, Yuan; Saad, Zahra; M. Khamis, Assem; Reinap, Marge; Duda, Stephanie; Solo, Karla; Yaacoub, Sally; J. Schünemann, Holger

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31142-9

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Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in The Lancet • Jun 1, 2020

Authors:

Derek K. Chu

Elie A Akl

Stephanie Duda

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on virus transmission in health-care and non-health-care (eg, commun...

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Face masks

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