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Coronavirus Infection Prevention by Wearing Masks

Coronavirus Infection Prevention by Wearing Masks

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea

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Department of Acupuntur, Tuina and Moxibustion, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui, China

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Qui Nhon City Hospital, Binh Dinh, Vietnam

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Department of Industrial Management, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam

Eurasian J Med 2020; 52: 197-201
DOI: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.20056
Read: 5440 Downloads: 2050 Published: 11 June 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [2019-nCoV; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)] was first detected in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019. In current status, spread of COVID-19 in person-to-person could be caused mainly by respiratory droplets, which leads to the spread of the influenza virus in both community and clinicians. Thus, in order to reduce the risk of that, the urgent management strategies against COVID-19 are to block transmission, isolation, protection, and using drug or vaccine updated on an ongoing basis. unfortunately, no drugs or vaccines still has yet been allowed to treat patients with COVID-19, so the rapid detection of effective intercessions against COVID-19 is seemed a major challenge on the all world. Herein, this article attempts summarizing to introduce the characterization of COVID-19, the influence of droplets travel in person-to-person transmission and the effect of wearing masks in the infection prevention of influenza virus, as well as understanding its advantage and role in the coronavirus infection prevention.

Cite this article as: T.S. Vo, T.T.T.N. Vo and T.T.B.C. Vo. Coronavirus Infection Prevention by Wearing Masks. Eurasian J Med 2020; 52(2): 197-201.

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