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Data do not back cloth masks to limit COVID-19, experts say

By iopac on April 9, 2020

Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP NewsApr 09, 2020Homemade masks may capture respiratory droplets, but no evidence shows they filter out aerosols, a new report says.

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