A yayin cutar ta COVID-19, an yi amfani da abin rufe fuska, kamar abin tiyata da abin rufe fuska, a matsayin matakin kula da lafiyar jama'a da na mutum kan yaduwar SARS-CoV-2 . A cikin saitunan al'umma da na kiwon lafiya, ana nufin amfani da su azaman ikon sarrafawa don iyakance watsa cutar da kariya ta mutum don hana kamuwa da cuta. An jaddada aikin su don sarrafa tushen a cikin saitunan al'umma. Likitan rigakafin Amurka da daraktan NIAID Anthony Fauci sun ba da shawarar yin amfani da abin rufe fuska (ko sutura a wasu lokuta) don rage haɗarin yaduwa.   A cikin cutar ta COVID-19, gwamnatoci sun ba da shawarar yin amfani da abin rufe fuska tare da babban maƙasudi ga yawan jama'a: don gujewa kamuwa daga masu kamuwa da cutar zuwa wasu. Ba a ba da shawarar rufe fuska da bawuloli masu fitar da iska, saboda suna fitar da numfashin mai sanyawa waje, kuma mai ɗauke da cutar zai watsa ƙwayoyin cuta ta cikin bawul ɗin.