Should masks be worn outdoors?. (28th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Javid, Babak; Bassler, Dirk; Bryant, Manuel B; Cevik, Muge; Tufekci, Zeynep; Baral, Stefan
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 373(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04-28
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

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