- Rationale
- SARS-CoV-2 is a respiratory virus transmitted in droplets that are emitted when an infected person talks, laughs, coughs, or sneezes.
- SARS-C0V-2 can be transmitted in the absence of clinical signs including fever.
- Masks prevent an infected person in the workplace from directly transmitting SARS-C0V-2 to others.
- Masks reduce the possibility that an infected person will contaminate shared work surfaces
- Evidence
- Implementation
- Cloth masks should be changed every few hours and washed between uses.
- 3 layer mask are recommended if cloth masks are used.
- WHO guidance for implementation