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1- Dear public health colleagues @petermbenglish @doctorshaib @DPH_MAshton @BWDDPH @AbdulRazaq_PH @felly500 @Smithkjj @FurberA @andrewleedr @ADMBriggs @Dr2NisreenAlwan
@ProfKevinFenton @ADPHUK @drtimallison @devisridhar do you agree with me that ......

https://twitter.com/FurberA/status/1312281276116799488

2- do you agree that Public messaging should also include
-importance of ventialtion
in addition to
-social distancing
-hand hygiene
-face covering

because...
@trishgreenhalgh @KailashChandOBE @docjon55
@surashsurash @BrennanSurgeon @NikkiKF @drpshukla @BMJLeader @raj_psyc

3- because there is now increasing evidence of airborne transmission of COVID19 virus like 👇

@chrischirp @DrOKaneAgain @trentconsultant @mikejkemp @anilkjain61 @thomasdolphin @smileywalshey @Vish_Sharm @blmdh1 @MunchkinDr @aakochhar @DrIainKennedy

cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…

4- because there is now increasing evidence of airborne transmission of COVID19 virus like 👇

@ashwin_endo @NickyHay4Blog @ParagSinghal09 @ShafiAhmed5 @BIDAUK @Muslimdoctors @BAPIOUK @appne_official @APPSUK @blacksurgeons @IsabelStrawMD @AskJeevesWij

jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

5- because there is now increasing evidence of airborne transmission of COVID19 virus like 👇

@Prerana_Issar @helenbevan @BoEscritt @SeacoleG @BeingMo @AndrewLotery @NHSBME @rogerkline @IanAPearce @CMO_England @gmenon1423 @SherazDaya @Duaharminder

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26…

6- If you still are not convinced by the above evidence than see 👇 study

where viable (infectious) SARS-CoV-2 was present in aerosols within the hospital room of COVID-19 patients
in the absence of health-care aerosol-generating procedures

@CNagpaul

ijidonline.com/article/S1201-…

7-The air transmission issue should be taken seriously now, during the course of the epidemic.

When the epidemic is over and retrospective data demonstrates the importance of airborne transmission it will be too late

@DrUmeshPrabhu @BrennanSurgeon @PeaPeaspot @terry_moran1

8- See below the death rate in Japan compared with other countries including UK

What is the reason for this stark difference 🤔- do we know

maybe the reason is

read on.....

@JaneRockHouse @ainajkhan @inzyrashid @BINA_UK @monikaplaha @BeingMo @AmaraSophia @darshnasoni

9- see 👇public health messaging in Japan

do we notice the difference from UK public messaging?

what is the number one thing public is reminded to do in Japan?

@ParagSinghal09 @ghanchif @DrTedros @The_Eye_Doctor @RCOphthPres @drmamalkera @meenalsworld @UPSIGN_Network @eveosh

10- the number one thing public is reminded to do in Japan is
'avoid closed spaces with poor ventilation'

see 👇 another public messaging in Japan. Note the date March 1 2020 public is being told to
'Avoid gathering in groups with poor ventilation'

@MrTimLane @BMA_Consultants

11- We in UK have been behind the curve all through this Pandemic

but now please 🙏 accept the fact of airborne transmission & add importance of 'ventilation' to public messaging

@The_Eye_Doctor @AliRacaniere @drtariq_ie @jsbamrah @SimonTavabie @ahmedhankir @kamleshkhunti

12- I am just a simple eye doc so if any of my more learned colleagues think my interpretation of evdience is wrong please correct me

however if you think I am right

than please tell me why still in UK I am not hearing imp of 'ventilation' in any of public health messaging

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