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 E-Mail BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - Studies show wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but their combined effectiveness was not precisely known. Researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering and Politecnico di Torino in Italy developed a network model to study the effects of these two measures on the spread of airborne diseases like COVID-19. The model shows viral outbreaks can be prevented if at least 60% of a population complies with both measures. Neither social distancing nor mask wearing alone are likely sufficient to halt the spread of COVID-19, unless almost the entire population adheres to the single measure, said Maurizio Porfiri, institute professor of mechanical and aerospace, biomedical, and civil and urban engineering at NYU Tandon. But if a significant fraction of the population adheres to both measures, viral spreading can be prevented without mass vaccination.

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