Masks prevented major coronavirus outbreak at US hair salon, study shows

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two US hair stylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on Covid-19 to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said on Tuesday (July 14).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - Two US hair stylists who wore masks while infected with the coronavirus did not pass on Covid-19 to nearly 140 clients they saw over the course of several days, a study said on Tuesday .

On May 12, a hair stylist developed respiratory symptoms at a salon in Springfield, Missouri, and continued working with clients until May 20, when she received a positive test for the new coronavirus.A second hair stylist , who had been exposed to the first, developed symptoms on May 15 and also continued working until May 20, when stylist A got her result.

All 139 clients were monitored for symptoms for the next two weeks, and testing was offered to all of them, to be performed five days after their exposure. The customers were roughly gender balanced, and their ages ranged from 21 to 93, with the mean average 52.

 

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