the Results of a study published in the medical journal Lancet, indicate that the likelihood of transmission COVID-19 at a distance of less than one meter is 12.8% and with a distance of about one and a half meters it is reduced to 2.6%. Scientists estimate that a safe distance is 2 meters “is more effective”. In the report, the likelihood of transmission of coronavirus without a mask or respirator, e.g. N95 masks, is 17.4%, while when wearing the mask, it dropped to 3.1%. Experts from all 16 countries also agreed on the importance of thorough and regular hand washing with soap and water.
according to CNN, the data obtained in the study can be used to generate models that predict the spread of the disease and help in contact tracing of patients with coronavirus. According to trish Greenhalgh, Professor of primary health care at Oxford University, this study is an important step, as previous meta-analyses mainly focused on what measures are necessary to take to prevent flu and other diseases that “do not behave in the same way as a virus COVID-19”. Its Torgny Tariq of Jasarevic, who representative, said that the organization is in the process of updating its recommendations on wearing masks, and this change is likely to be announced this week. “Who still pays special attention to the use of masks, if there is evidence that they can reduce transmission of the virus, for example, in medical institutions. In fact, the new leadership can help to expand their use”, – added the representative of the international organization.”The key question now is how governments and the public should interpret these results,” – said in turn Linda Bauld, Professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh. According to her, the first and probably the most useful conclusion of this study is that social distancing is important. “There were a lot of complaints that in the UK distance distance of two metres is excessive because it is greater than in other countries,” said the Professor.
In early study, who argued that healthy people need to wear a mask only if they treat people infected with the coronavirus. The centers for control and prevention of diseases USA (СDC) are recommended to wear masks in public to the citizens to protect others in places where it is impossible to maintain social distancing. Note that the leaders of some countries do not wear masks in public, as for example, the President of the United States Donald trump and some of the staff of the White house. And the President of Brazil Jair Bols��naru Sunday, swam in the pool with the other visitors.
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Chief specialist on infectious diseases of the United States Anthony Fauci, who advises the White house on issues of pandemic and coronavirus previously always attended the daily briefings of the American President, on Monday said that he is already two weeks did not meet with Donald trump. Earlier, trump criticized the statement Fauci that welcome American leaders daily tablets of hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis from COVID-19 “is absurd.”
