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Review
. 2020 Dec;10(2):020383.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020383.

Mandatory universal masking is the key to stop COVID-19

Timothy Ph Lin  1 , David Sc Hui  2 , Jost B Jonas  3 , Suber S Huang  4   5 , Dennis Sc Lam  6   7   8   9
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Review

Mandatory universal masking is the key to stop COVID-19

Timothy Ph Lin et al. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec.
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Conflict of interest: The authors completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declare no conflicts of interest.

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Photo: A street scene in Hong Kong during rush hours with everyone wearing masks to prevent COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Sing Tao Daily).
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