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| 1995 || || || The N95 respirator becomes a healthcare standard in epidemics.<ref name="gizmodo.coms"/> || ||
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| 2002 || || || "Then came the The {{w|2002–2004 SARS epidemic, beginning in 2002, and outbreak}} prompts a mask resurgence, in China, Hong Kong and across most of East Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as in the public mind, as a sign of “heath awareness and civic duty.” It is sheer politeness to wear a mask to avoid sneezing on your neighbor."<ref name="The Mask"/> ||{{w|East Asia}}, {{w|Southeast Asia}}
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| 2003 || || || "n addition to the SARS epidemic in 2003, the last large-scale use of masks in China was due to smog in 2012. That year, the term "PM2.5" began to enter public awareness, and mask models such as N95 and KN90, which can filter out this fine particulate matter, became highly popular."<ref name="globaltimes.cn"/> "In East Asian countries besides Japan and China, the public practice was first forged in 2003 as SARS, another lethal coronavirus, spread from China, pummeled the health systems of neighboring countries, and left a terrifying, indelible impression of the damage that viral respiratory diseases can inflict."<ref name="theatlantic.comdsa"/> ||
