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  • 标题:Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany
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  • 作者:Timo Mitze ; Reinhold Kosfeld ; Johannes Rode
  • 期刊名称:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:0027-8424
  • 电子版ISSN:1091-6490
  • 出版年度:2020
  • 卷号:117
  • 期号:51
  • 页码:32293-32301
  • DOI:10.1073/pnas.2015954117
  • 出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
  • 摘要:We use the synthetic control method to analyze the effect of face masks on the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. Our identification approach exploits regional variation in the point in time when wearing of face masks became mandatory in public transport and shops. Depending on the region we consider, we find that face masks reduced the number of newly registered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections between 15% and 75% over a period of 20 days after their mandatory introduction. Assessing the credibility of the various estimates, we conclude that face masks reduce the daily growth rate of reported infections by around 47%.
  • 关键词:COVID-19 ; public health measures ; face masks ; synthetic control method
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