Advice on the Use of Masks the Community, During Home Care and in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak | NLM

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Advice on the Use of Masks the Community, During Home Care and in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak

01/29/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 1/29/2020. This two-page document provides rapid advice on the use of medical masks in communities, at home, and at health care facilities in areas that have reported outbreaks caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). It is intended for public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, health care managers, health care workers, and community health workers. It will be revised as more data become available. (PDF)