The Center for Disease Control in the United States examined the effect of the instruction to wear masks across Kansas on the state of morbidity in Corona in the state • The findings showed a significant decrease in the number of infections in the provinces that maintained the guideline •
"Research - Significant Reinforcement of the Importance of Masks in Preventing the Spread of the Virus"
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A report by the Intelligence Division published this morning (Tuesday) emphasizes that wearing masks restrains and reduces the spread of the corona. Of 100% in counties that did not adopt the provision.The data appear in a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and refer to the months of June through August.
On April 3, 2020, the CDC recommended wearing masks in public spaces.
This is in light of studies that have shown that a significant proportion of people infected with corona are asymptomatic, and that others develop symptoms after a period of several days during which they may transmit the virus to others - even before the symptoms appear.
Therefore, the organization recommended the use of masks by the general public, having been shown to protect both the mask wearer and its environment, in order to slow the spread of the virus in places where it is difficult to maintain physical distance.
Twenty-five counties in Kansas enforced the CDC directive, but the remaining 81 counties decided not to approve the directive.
"The study further reinforces the importance of masks in preventing the spread of the virus," the CDC said in light of the study's findings. This trend has seen an upward trend in morbidity, which has clearly reversed after the implementation of the directive, while in districts that have chosen not to implement it, morbidity has climbed sharply, so the organization states that masks are a very important intervention tool for epidemic control at the population level.
This study joins a comprehensive study that surveyed 196 countries around the world, according to which in countries where the obligation to wear masks was introduced, or where socially customary masks were worn - as in the East - mortality rates from Corona were significantly lower, compared to countries where this obligation was not imposed.
The Department of Intelligence cited additional data from the U.S. that recorded a decline in morbidity data in 15 countries that adopted the guideline for wearing masks, in line with the CDC's recommendation, compared to countries that did not impose this obligation.
The Intelligence Department noted that "these data once again demonstrate the great importance of wearing masks and implementing a policy that requires it, in order to curb the spread of the corona plague. "In the dimensions of morbidity and mortality over time, thus enabling the reduction of the economic restrictions that cost the Israeli economy and the public - heavy. Therefore, strict application of mask wearing must be made through extensive information and massive enforcement, with special emphasis on the correct wearing of masks."
The report further stated that “this guideline is all the more important during the winter season, when people are more likely to crowd into enclosed spaces where the risk of infection is much higher than being in the open air.
"In any environment that is not part of the family capsule, it is recommended to wear a mask at all times, and in situations where the mask is removed (eating, drinking, sports activities), increased distance must be maintained."