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Covid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered
BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n432 (Published 15 February 2021)
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Re: Covid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered
Dear Editor
Cloth Mask for COVID-19 in India
In India most of the people are wearing cloth mask or covering the face with clothes. The COVID-19 infection is well under control in India with wearing of cloth mask by the public along with other measures .
As of on 19.02.2021 the total cases in India were 10,976,776 which is 9.86% of the total global COVID-19 cases. In India the current active COVID-19 cases are 1.31% and the death rate were 1 42% with 97.25% recovery rate.
As of on 18.02.2021
about 10,188,007 were immunized with COVID-19 vaccination from the launch of COVID-19 immunization program on 16.01.2021 in India .
Competing interests: No competing interests
20 February 2021
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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