Open AccessThe importance of wearing masks in curtailing the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Jose Humphreys
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_578_20
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , personal protective equipment , pandemic , transmission (telecommunications) , medical emergency , environmental health , disease , outbreak , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Primary care workers are the first point of contact for patients. Therefore, it is critical for this group of workers to understand the significant role of personal protective equipment and the importance of adhering to proper donning, doffing, and discarding protocols in epidemic control. These measures are crucial in curtailing disease transmission and the overall containment of the contagion.