Should masks be worn outdoors?

Babak Javid; Dirk Bassler; Manuel B Bryant; Muge Cevik; Zeynep Tufekci; Stefan Baral

doi:10.1136/bmj.n1036

Should masks be worn outdoors?

Babak Javid^*, Dirk Bassler, Manuel B Bryant, Muge Cevik^*, Zeynep Tufekci, Stefan Baral

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Wearing face coverings outside should be normalised because it may reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in some situations—and may encourage mask wearing indoors, where risks are greater—say Babak Javid, Dirk Bassler, and Manuel B Bryant. But Muge Cevik, Zeynep Tufekci, and Stefan Baral argue that outdoor transmission contributes very little to overall infection rates and that efforts should focus on reducing indoor transmission.

Original language	English
Article number	n1036
Number of pages	3
Journal	BMJ
Volume	373
Issue number	8289
Early online date	28 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1036
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2021

Keywords

COVID-19

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