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Covid-19: should the public wear face masks?
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1442 (Published 09 April 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1442Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus pandemic
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