id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-278509-k62bsk9b Manikandan, Natesan Are social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks can mitigate the transmission of COVID-19? 2020-09-12 .txt text/plain 589 50 48 title: Are social distancing, hand washing and wearing masks can mitigate the transmission of COVID-19? 7 In a new modeling study in Singapore, Joel R Koo and colleagues found that the combined approach of physical distancing interventions, quarantine, school closure, and workplace distancing, is the most effective at reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. 8 A report from the United States suggested that social distancing interventions can give communities vital time to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, to overcome this global threat, combination of preventive measures like social distancing, hand washing and wearing face masks are the important key practices to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 in the community. The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2 Impact of self-imposed prevention measures and short-term governmentimposed social distancing on mitigating and delaying a COVID-19 epidemic: A modelling study ./cache/cord-278509-k62bsk9b.txt ./txt/cord-278509-k62bsk9b.txt