A rapid review of the use of face mask in preventing the spread of COVID-19

• Main Authors: Mary Abboah-Offei (Author), Yakubu Salifu (Author), Bisi Adewale (Author), Jonathan Bayuo (Author), Rasheed Ofosu-Poku (Author), Edwina Beryl Addo Opare-Lokko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The original use of face masks was to help protect surgical wounds from staff-generated nasal and oral bacteria. Currently governments across the world have instituted the mandatory use of masks and other face coverings so that face masks now find much broader usage in situations where...