Impact of community masking on COVID-19: A cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh
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A 600-village cluster-randomized intervention that substantially increased community masking reduced symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, with clearer benefit in surgical-mask villages and older adults.
The intervention bundled mask distribution and promotion and modestly changed distancing behavior.