Quantitative modeling of the impact of facemasks and associated leakage on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT: The ongoing worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has set personal protective equipment in the spotlight. A significant number of countries impose the use of facemasks in public spaces and encourage it in the private sphere. Even in countries where relatively high vaccination rates are achieved at present, breakthrough infections have been frequently reported and usage of facemasks in certain settings has been recommended again. Alternative solutions, including community masks fabricated using various materials, such as cotton or jersey, have emerged alongside facemasks following long-established standards (e.g., EN 149, EN 14683). In the present work, we present a computational model to calculate the ability of different types of facemasks to reduce the exposure to virus-laden respiratory partic

SUBMITTER: Schmitt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8484595 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature