MMWR: Absence of Apparent Transmission after Exposure with Face Masks
Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists After Exposure at a Hair Salon with a Universal Face Covering Policy Hendrix, M.J., Walde, C., Findley, K., Trotman, R. (2020, Jul 17). 69(28), 930-932. Among 139 clients exposed to two symptomatic hair stylists with confirmed COVID-19 while both the stylists and the clients wore face masks, no symptomatic secondary cases were reported; among 67 clients tested for SARS-CoV-2, all test results were negative. Adherence to the community’s and company’s face-covering policy likely mitigated spread of SARS-CoV-2. Read more