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| 2020 (June 5) || Prevention ({{w|face mask}}) || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The {{w|World Health Organization}} recommends that the general public should wear non-medical [[w:cloth face mask|fabric masks]] where there is known or suspected widespread transmission of {{w|COVID-19}} and where physical distancing is not possible, and that vulnerable people (aged over 60 or with underlying health risks) and people with any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 as well as caregivers and healthcare workers should wear {{w|medical mask}}s.<ref name="who20200606">{{cite web |url= https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/advice-on-the-use-of-masks-in-the-community-during-home-care-and-in-healthcare-settings-in-the-context-of-the-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)-outbreak |title= Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 |date= 5 June 2020 |publisher= World Health Organization}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (July) || Disinfection method research || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The concept of "hygiene theater" emmerges emerges after an article[https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/scourge-hygiene-theater/614599/] is published by ''{{w|The Atlantic}}''.<ref name="asd"/> It is defined as "cleaning or disinfecting practices that are performed just for the sake of looking good, or to provide a false sense of security against infection".<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Avoid Hygiene Theater |url=https://octoclean.com/blog/how-to-avoid-hygiene-theater/ |website=octoclean.com |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref> Opinions state that the term "hygiene theater" represents a waste of time, money, and potential danger to people.<ref name="asd">{{cite web |title=Hygiene theater |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/132616/hygiene-theater |website=opinion.inquirer.net |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}, {{w|English-speaking world}}
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