Face masks, respiratory patients and COVID-19. Issue 5 (12th November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soriano, Joan B.; Anzueto, Antonio; Bosnic Anticevich, Sinthia; Kaplan, Alan; Miravitlles, Marc; Usmani, Omar; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Puggioni, Francesca; Canonica, G. Walter; Roche, Nicolas
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 56:Issue 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-11-12
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.03325-2020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

Several countries have applied exemptions of respiratory patients on the compulsory use of face masks indoors and outdoors during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It must be strongly stated that such exemption is not evidence-based, and it may carry increased risk of personal infection to the estimated 544.9 million people worldwide suffering a chronic respiratory disease [1]. Exemptions of respiratory patients on the compulsory use of face masks for COVID-19 pandemic are not evidence-based https://bit.ly/2DTu7Y0