NEW YORK: Not wearing a face mask dramatically increases a person’s chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus, warn researchers.
The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined the chances of Covid-19 infection and how the virus is easily passed from person to person.
From trends and mitigation procedures in China, Italy and New York City, the researchers found that using a face mask reduced the number of infections by more than 78,000 in Italy from April 6-May 9 and by over 66,000 in New York City from April 17-May 9.
(With inputs from agencies)
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