Use of facemasks to limit COVID-19 transmission
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
- Vol. 29 (2), e2020023
- https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742020000200021
Abstract
Nesse contexto, são indicadas intervenções não farmacológicas (INF), que incluem medidas com alcance individual, ambiental e comunitário, como a lavagem das mãos, a etiqueta respiratória, o distanciamento social, o arejamento e a exposição solar de ambientes, a limpeza de objetos e superfícies, e a restrição ou proibição ao funcionamento de escolas, universidades, locais de convívio comunitário, transporte público, além de outros locais onde há aglomeração de pessoas.2This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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