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Updated: January 19, 2021, 5:15 pm The scientists used a web-based survey to gather data on face-covering habits from more than 300,000 people (Andrew Milligan/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Face coverings can help control Covid-19 transmission in the community but they should not be a replacement for other coronavirus measures such as social distancing, scientists have said. In a new modelling study, researcher...

Lower COVID-19 Transmission Rates in 12 US States Linked to Mask-Wearing, New Lancet Study Suggests © REUTERS / MICAH GREEN Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202101191081812923-lower-covid-19-transmission-rates-in-12-us-states-linked-mask-wearing-new-lancet-study-suggests/ The study cited a survey of over 300,000 people in the United States in local communities, which found a 10 percent increase in mask-wearing reduced the rate of transmission by three times compared with communities not wearing masks. Wearing masks he...

Widespread use of face masks in a community can significantly help prevent large outbreaks of COVID-19, according to a study published in The Lancet Digital Health.