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cord-341462-gxpia9rs	Lim, Soo	Face Masks and Containment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Experience from South Korea	2020-06-12		.txt	text/plain	948	58	57	title: Face Masks and Containment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Experience from South Korea The professional medical societies in South Korea have warned about health hazards from impaired infant health to increased adult mortality rate, and people are advised to wear a facial mask when PM level is very high (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) . This increasing public concern regarding PM has made wearing a face mask a matter of everyday life during epidemics of respiratory diseases in South Korea. A recently published article clearly showed the effectiveness of surgical face masks in reducing respiratory viral shedding (17) To conclude, considering the relatively low incidences of severe cases or mortality and good control of COVID-19 in several countries where self-quarantine principles are well established, wearing protective masks is an important strategy to stop the spread of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	./cache/cord-341462-gxpia9rs.txt	./txt/cord-341462-gxpia9rs.txt