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Comment
. 2020 Jul 21;17(7):e1003240.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003240. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Can self-imposed prevention measures mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic?

Lei Zhang  1   2   3   4 , Yusha Tao  1   2 , Mingwang Shen  1 , Christopher K Fairley  1   2   3 , Yuming Guo  5
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Can self-imposed prevention measures mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic?

Lei Zhang et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Yuming Guo and colleagues discuss the research by Teslya et al that highlights the importance of personal preventative measures in avoiding a second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: YG is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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Fig 1. Timeline of policy recommendations for face mask usage by WHO and key countries.
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