Coronavirus: World Health Organisation reverses course, now supports wearing face masks in public
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Advice for the public
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Face masks during outbreaks: Who, when, where and how to use them - PAHO/WHO
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Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID-19 measures
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Frontiers Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Simple Protection Tool With Many Meanings
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Study shows probability of getting COVID for mask wearers vs. non-mask wearers
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Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia
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Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - Wikipedia