Masks for people in coronavirus hotspots

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Victoria’s COVID-19 spike and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent admission that coronavirus may spread via aerosols in certain settings has generated renewed interest in the use of masks in Australia.
 
Leading epidemiologists, such as UNSW global biosecurity expert Professor Raina Macintyre and WHO advisor Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, have advocated for more widespread use of masks, as has the Australian Medical Association.

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