Masks can reduce the growth rate of corona virus infection by 40%, a paper on the impact of the staggered use of masks in public places in different cities and municipalities in Germany has found. After the city of Jena made it mandatory on April 6 to wear masks, new confirmed Covid-19 infections reduced by 25% compared to that in a group with similar demographics, local health care systems and pre-April Covid-19 levels, the analysis found. The findings were released on Friday. Depending on the region we analyse, we found that face Tube Mask reduced the cumulative number of registered Covid-19 cases between 2.3% and 13% over a period of 10 days after they became compulsory. Assessing the credibility of … Read the rest