COVID is airborne. Don’t go inside unless there is no alternative. If you work from an office, should you be?
Government, a business declaring itself safe because it has spaced its employees out more than before and has hand gel is insufficient.
journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-…
Government, a business declaring itself safe because it has spaced its employees out more than before and has hand gel is insufficient.
journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-…
‘Two different research groups have recently demonstrated the presence of infectious SARS-CoV-2 viruses in aerosol samples from patient rooms. ... these studies very likely underestimate the amount of viable airborne virus available for inhalation by others.’
‘Exposure to small airborne particles is just as - or even more - likely to lead to infection with SARS-CoV-2 as the more widely recognized transmission via larger respiratory droplets and/or direct contact with infected people or contaminated surfaces.’
‘Aside from the obvious benefits of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the existing evidence is sufficiently strong to warrant engineering controls targeting airborne transmission as part of an overall strategy to limit the infection risk indoors.’
‘include sufficient and effective ventilation, possibly enhanced by particle filtration and air disinfection; and the avoidance of systems that recirculate or mix air. Opening windows... provides more than a gesture towards reducing the risk of infection’
‘Measures to control overcrowding in both healthcare and confined indoor environments in the community, including public transport, are also relevant... a range of cost-effective measures (to reduce airborn particles) are easily implemented, without... major expenditure’
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