How effective are face coverings at protecting other people?
Face coverings are effective at reducing the amount of virus emitted by infected people.
In general, face coverings are most effective at controlling transmission from an infected person when particle spread is greatest i.e., with “superspreading activities” such as sneezing and shouting.
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