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This thorough review concludes that the use of facemasks by the general public probably does very little good, and that the primary way to prevent spread of infectious diseases such as COVID 19 remains frequent hand washing for at least 20 seconds at a time, and social distancing. Nurs Health Sci. 2020 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12724    (retrieved Apr, 2020). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.