Widespread Face Mask Use Could Help Prevent A Second Wave Of Coronavirus, Study Finds

Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a UK study published Wednesday. The study’s findings were published in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society A” scientific journal. The World Health Organization updated its guidance to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric face masks in public areas where there is a risk to reduce the spread of the disease.