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cord-292201-e7k7gn9q	Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe	Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries	2020-07-17		.txt	text/plain	1282	69	52	In new guidelines published on June 5 th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. In new guidelines published on June 5 th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. Recent online surveys in 206,729 persons residing in nine low-and middle-income countries showed that 32.7%-99.7% of respondents used face masks with significantly differences across age groups and sexes. 2 The new recommendations state that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear masks in specific situations and settings where physical distancing cannot be achieved, as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission.	./cache/cord-292201-e7k7gn9q.txt	./txt/cord-292201-e7k7gn9q.txt